2001 Ford Mustang Cutting Out

Tiny
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  • 2001 FORD MUSTANG
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • RWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 140,000 MILES
My mustang starts, idles and runs fine, but when I take it out on the road it starts cutting out like its starving for fuel. I have replaced the ECT, the air and fuel fiters with no luck. Any ideas what else could cause this?
Saturday, August 1st, 2015 AT 11:18 AM

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Tiny
JDL
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Did you check for applicable trouble codes? A cylinder miss-fire should set a code? Around here, some of the national brand auto stores will check codes for free. To check codes, yourself, at the least, you need an obd2 code reader. With a cylinder code, you can check fuel--spark--compression on that cylinder.

Check proper fuel pressure. I saw what you replaced, but, how long since over-all tune-up?
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Saturday, August 1st, 2015 AT 12:06 PM
Tiny
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I am not sure because I just bought it from someone and they have let it sit for 2 years. He told me that all it needed was a temperature sensor and I replaced the ECT and the sensor on the back of the head. I live too far away from the parts store and do not own a code reader. Also the water is very brown and rusty so I know I need to do a flush.
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Saturday, August 1st, 2015 AT 2:56 PM
Tiny
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I'd give it a tune-up. Go from there. It's going be hard for me to track it down, unless you can do some diagnostics? I can't see much from here.
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Saturday, August 1st, 2015 AT 3:10 PM

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