1994 Taurus stalls in hot weather

Tiny
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I have a 1994 Ford Taurus V6 140,000 miles. 4 times now I have been driving in hot whether with the engine warm and the engine will stall. It happened three times last summer and I put of doing something about it this winter until this spring when it happened on a hot day. It doesn't cut out immediatly but will "cough" a couple of times then die. It won't restart immediatly but after cooling a couple of minutes it will start as if nothing had happened. The first time it happened I was right in front of a mechanics shop. He plugged it into the computer and it said that nothing was wrong.
Friday, April 6th, 2007 AT 3:37 PM

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Tiny
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The key to solving this riddle is to be able to test it when it isn't starting. Wither it is losing spark and or fuel until it sets for a while. This isn't a high tech problem. A fuel pressure gauge is needed to check the fuel pressure, and a sprak tester for the ignition.

It has to be checked when it isn't starting.
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Friday, April 6th, 2007 AT 7:40 PM

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