Car shuts off when transmission is shifted into gear

1992 MERCURY SABLE

143,000 MILES

RICHARD KEELER

MEMBER
1 POST

Car will start and runs fine in park. Shift it in to gear and it stalls. I'm thinking it's a fuel pump issue and wanted to check the ground wire for it (like in older models) but wanted to find out the location of it before I go taking things apart and it not being where I thought it should be.... Any ideas?

Sep 13, 2020 at 11:32 AM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

✓Experienced Mechanic
110,240 POSTS

Hi,

If you look at pic 1, it shows the pump ground is G301. If you look at pic 2, it show the location of the ground.

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I have a feeling that isn't the issue. Have you checked for diagnostic trouble codes? This vehicle came with an OBD1 computer system. I would suggest checking for codes. Here is a link that shows how it's done on your vehicle. You don't need a scan tool.

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

Let me know if any of this helps or if you have other questions.

Joe

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Sep 13, 2020 at 11:57 AM

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