Runs in park and and neutral but shuts off while driving after van has warmed up

1993 FORD E-SERIES VAN
180,000 MILES • 5.8L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LORIPIPKIN
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My van runs fine and neutral and in park but as soon as they put it in gear and drive it a little while it was it warms up it will shut off when I take my foot off of the gas or go to stop at a stop sign, but it will start right back up. It's getting worse. I've changed the 02 sensor, I've changed the fuel filter, put a new starter on it and I still get in the same problem. it also has a new throttle body on it. so new that it doesn't have any carbonation on it. nobody has an Ob1 scanner to get the codes off of it. I know how to do the paperclip thing. can you help me find out what the problem is? I have very little money and I'm living out of my van.
Nov 3, 2020 at 9:27 PM
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KASEKENNY
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Couple things, first, is the check engine light on? If so, here is a guide on how to pull the codes:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ford-lincoln-mercury-obd1-1995-and-earlier-diagnostic-trouble-code-definition-and-retrieval

If not, when you replaced the throttle body, we the idle control valve part of it?

If not this would need to be checked and clean for carbon as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/idle-air-control-valve-service

I also attached info on the EGR system but we need to start with this info and go from there.
Nov 3, 2020 at 10:32 PM
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LORIPIPKIN
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How I can get the code?
Nov 4, 2020 at 11:38 AM
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KASEKENNY
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Let's just take a look at this link and see if you can pull any codes and we can go from there.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ford-lincoln-mercury-obd1-1995-and-earlier-diagnostic-trouble-code-definition-and-retrieval

If we can get a code out of this then we will most likely be able to either figure out what the issue is or at least have a good idea what the possible causes are.
Nov 5, 2020 at 6:35 AM
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