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My car started to hesitate?

Tiny
ROBERT NEWSOME
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  • 1998 FORD WINDSTAR
Electrical problem
1998 Ford Windstar V6 Front Wheel Drive Manual 93000 miles

I was coming home from work this week and my car started to hesitate and when I pushed on the gas it want to stall. A couple blocks from home I knew I was not going to make it and right before it died all my lights came on and my gas gauge readed a half tank when I really only a quarter tank left, then it went dead. I try to start it back up and it would not. I got it towed to my house where I try to start it and it kicked right over. All the light came back on after a min or two and it wanted to stall again so I shut it off. Not sure what to do!
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007 AT 11:55 AM

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Tiny
FLEXY5
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Check battery voltage and alternator output. Sounds like that is the problem. When the system gets below 10.5 volts all the individual computers start acting stupid.
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007 AT 10:17 PM
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KEN L
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To me it sounds like the fuel filter is clogged, if you have not change it out here is the location so you can swap it out.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls

Here is a video to help with the ford fuel lines.

https://youtu.be/Boi0DPXVHbM?si=P2OeWCwfb0vLATxF

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