1996 mercury villager cutting off

[howler04]

I recently completed a 1600 mile trip which lasted three days. While on the trip I decided to take a 30 minute nap with the van running. Outside temp was about 100 degrees. When I woke up I looked at the temp gauge which read right in the middle (normal) so I put it in drive and began to move. That lasted about 100 feet and then the van cut off. Like it was out of gas...but I had a full tank. The engine was really hot so I opened the hood and let it cool down for about an hour. After that it ran like a champ, unitl I got home. About two days later it did it again. That day was really hot too. I repeated the cooldown but this day it kept cutting out every 10 - 15 minuted. I took it to the dealer and got it hooked up to the computer and it showed no error codes. Does anyone have any sugestions? Thanks Oh- I forgot to mention that none of the dash light came on like the check engine light until the van lost all power. Thanks again.

[waltvic]

I had the same problem on a 97 villager. The shop wanted to replace the fuel pump($525) but they had no reason for doing this. I was told by a friend that the relays could be overheating. Also there is a fuel tank overflow hose that has a recall notice. It's a bit vague but it can cause the gas to heat up. I've noticed that there is a lot of air pressure on the fill tube when unscrewing it. I have no solutions yet so if you get an answer please pass it on

[hazzzmattt]

it sounds like walts mechanic is right. the fuel pumps often did this on those models. the only way to know for sure is to have a f/p guage handy when the van is acting up. i can tell ya that ive put many fuel pumps in those things for that very reason and never had one come back with the same problem.

[IH8SPM]

Check your air filters for clogs cheap and easy. I would lean towards the pump if you have over or near 100k