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I have a 95 mustang GT Automatic, with basic bolt-ons. I'm having some problems lately, wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. First off, the car dies when stopped at a light randomly, it only happens every once in a while, some days it's fine all day. It's only when i'm stopped or at idle. I cleaned the tps/iac..cleaned the mass air sensor. Second, also randomly while driving, not too often maybe once or twice a week while crusing at about 35-40 the car loses power in the gas pedal, the car's still running and on, but the when i go to press on the gas it has no response, i'm still rolling down the road playing with the pedal, after about 10 seconds it responds again and drives fine after that.
 
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Check your fuel lines, replace your fuel filter. Try that first before you go seeing if the fuel pump is going out. Sounds like a fuel issue. Have you had any problems starting it up? Has it been taking longer and longer to turn over?
 
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new fuel pump/filter, i'm thinking the throttle problem might be the cable getting stuck, the idle problem at a stop light i don't know..
 
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A clogged fuel filter or a dying pump would be the stalling issues. As for the throttle, get a friend to help you watch the cable see if it gets stuck on anything.
 

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Have you pulled codes yet?
 

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EndingLife said:
I have a 95 mustang GT Automatic, with basic bolt-ons. I'm having some problems lately, wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. First off, the car dies when stopped at a light randomly, it only happens every once in a while, some days it's fine all day. It's only when i'm stopped or at idle. I cleaned the tps/iac..cleaned the mass air sensor. Second, also randomly while driving, not too often maybe once or twice a week while crusing at about 35-40 the car loses power in the gas pedal, the car's still running and on, but the when i go to press on the gas it has no response, i'm still rolling down the road playing with the pedal, after about 10 seconds it responds again and drives fine after that.
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I can almost guarantee that the problem is the PIP (profile ignition pickup) sensor inside the distributor is going bad. A new sensor should cure it but make sure that the distributor shaft doesn't have excessive play, otherwise it would make more sense just to replace the whole distributor.
I have exactly the same problem with my GT and I ordered a new distributor yesterday from Summit Racing.
 
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