Car starts and runs for 20 minutes, but dies and wont start, you wait 2 hours and will start fine again.

1998 MERCEDES BENZ E320
159,000 MILES
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OSCARVENEGAS
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After driving the car for a few miles or over 20 minutes, it stalls mostly at stop lights, then it the engine cranks bot wont start, after a few hours, it starts and runs fine again for another 20 minutes, could it be a fuel pump problem?
Thank you in advance for your guidance.
Sep 22, 2012 at 1:14 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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yes, it could, you need the pressure checked to be verified.

Roy
Sep 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM
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