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1988 Ford E-Series Van shuts down while driving

Tiny
JWALKINANDTALKIN
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  • 1988 FORD E-SERIES VAN
  • 89,000 MILES
I start it and it runs fine. After im going down the road and it warms up it cuts out almost as if it runs out of fuel. If I take my foot off the gas and let it catch up then hit the gas again its fine for a bit then it will do it again a couple of miles down the road. I had to put a new fuel pump relay in last week because the old one get water in it so it shorted out and drained my battery. I also put in a new fuel filter, octane booster, and stp ethanol treatment today
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 AT 5:40 PM

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Tiny
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Have you checked fuel pump pressure to see if it is within the manufacturer's specs? Also, does it ever completely die and not restart?
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 AT 6:22 PM
Tiny
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I have not checked fuel pressure as I do not have a pressure gauge. But it did die completely on my yesterday and would not restart until it sat for about and hour and a half
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 AT 6:25 PM
Tiny
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It almost sounds like it could be a bad fuel pump or a computer module. Does your truck have the square (about 5"x5") computer module?
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Thursday, July 18th, 2013 AT 3:24 PM

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