Check engine light and fuel not registering

1995 LINCOLN MARK III
160,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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JORDYN
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My check engine light just started coming on, the fuel is not registering when I put gas in it but after I let it sit, it is okay. The car loses power when I drive it, it seems to want to stop and go.
May 15, 2018 at 4:17 PM
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HARRY P
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The fuel problem could be a faulty fuel gauge sending unit, which is a part of the fuel pump, inside of the fuel tank. The poor performance could be a lot of things, but that engine light is probably related. If your car is an OBD1 car (which it should be), then this is how to retrieve the trouble codes: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ford-lincoln-mercury-obd1-1995-and-earlier-diagnostic-trouble-code-definition-and-retrieval

A test light can be bought on Amazon.com, or at the local auto parts shop.


So get those trouble codes and post them here. We will go from there.
May 15, 2018 at 8:42 PM
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