2001 Ford Mustang Cutting Out

140,000 MILES • 3.8L • V6 • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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MAJORTUNNELL
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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?
Aug 1, 2015 at 4:18 AM
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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?
Aug 1, 2015 at 5:06 AM
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MAJORTUNNELL
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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.
Aug 1, 2015 at 7:56 AM
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JDL
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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.
Aug 1, 2015 at 8:10 AM
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