Car shuts off when transmission is shifted into gear

Tiny
RICHARD KEELER
  • MEMBER
  • 1992 MERCURY SABLE
  • 143,000 MILES
Car will start and runs fine in park. Shift it in to gear and it stalls. I'm thinking it's a fuel pump issue and wanted to check the ground wire for it (like in older models) but wanted to find out the location of it before I go taking things apart and it not being where I thought it should be. Any ideas?
Sunday, September 13th, 2020 AT 6:32 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

If you look at pic 1, it shows the pump ground is G301. If you look at pic 2, it show the location of the ground.

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I have a feeling that isn't the issue. Have you checked for diagnostic trouble codes? This vehicle came with an OBD1 computer system. I would suggest checking for codes. Here is a link that shows how it's done on your vehicle. You don't need a scan tool.

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https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ford-lincoln-mercury-obd1-1995-and-earlier-diagnostic-trouble-code-definition-and-retrieval

Let me know if any of this helps or if you have other questions.

Joe
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Sunday, September 13th, 2020 AT 6:57 PM

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