What's it mean if my 1986 Mercury cougar 3.8 V6 shut off while I was going down the road and now it will crank but won't start

Asked by Spencer Sep 17, 2017 at 08:01 AM about the 1986 Mercury Cougar

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Bob answered 7 years ago

Could be many things. You need to determine if it has spark, properly timed compression and fuel. If you are missing any one of those it will not run.

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Guru9GZT4X answered about a year ago

are you out of gas? have you hit a bump, pot hole or curb ? there is a emergency fuel cutoff reset switch located in the trunk also make sure you are getting fuel under the hood, look for something looks like air valve if it has black cap remove and test pressure by pushing pin in center of it with paper clip if getting gas there the fuel pump is working when key is on and pushed check gauges also make sure you have oil water so it dont over heat and die out on you again good luck

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