1998 Ford Taurus car died while driving

Tiny
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  • 1998 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 178,000 MILES
My car has died twice while I was driving it. The first time it died, I left it over night and it started the next day. I drove it to the shop and it died again, they said the replaced the crank enie shaft sensor or something of that sort. This time I not sure, I left it parked.
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 AT 1:22 AM

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Tiny
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To determine what's causing it -do below to find out if its fuel or ignition problem

Get a carb cleaner and spray into the carb or the throttle body on an EFI. Did it start and die? If not disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil, distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008 AT 2:16 AM

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