2000 Ford Contour Problems starting

140,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LORRIEVA
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My Contour thinks it's out of gas when the gauge reads between 1/4 and 1/2 of a tank. This weekend it stalled out in my driveway, but cranked back up with no problems. I drove it into town, parked, shopped for awhile - when I came back out to crank it, it sputtered, but caught and then just as I was getting ready to pull into the parking lot traffic, it cut out and would not crank. Thank goodness two guys pushed me out of traffic! I let it sit, thinking maybe, for some reason, it might be flooded, after 45 minutes, it finally cranked again. The guys at the local "Auto Zone" had no ideas. Any help here?

Lorrieva
Apr 7, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the fuel pressure and for injection pulses-if okay the problem is coming from the ignition system.
Apr 7, 2009 at 9:41 AM
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