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93 wagon stalled while running & now engines cranks-no start

I was driving on the freeway the other day, tank was full, no issues previously, when i noticed i was losing power, pulled over to the side of the freeway. Car will crank over, but will not start. How do you know if the fuel cutoff switch needs to be reset? Car has 80K miles, original owner, well kept.

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The negative battery post has several wires conected to it besides the cable if these are not getting good conection the car will not run. check to make sure no wires have come loose and ake sure all wires conected to neg. post or clamp are clean and tight. this happens to my 93 escort

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The fuel pump may have died. Listen to see if the fuel pump cranks up with a slight whine after you move the ignition switch from "off" to "on", before moving it to "start". The fuel emergency cutoff valve usually closes after an impact or rollover accident. It can be reset by pressing a reset button usually located under the back seat or in the trunk area.

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Doubt it's the fuel switch, check the timing belt

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