# 1997 Ford F-250 engine shuts off while driving

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-250-engine-shuts-off-while-driving/151353>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** super-duty-f-250-srw, ford\
**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-250-engine-shuts-off-while-driving/151353 "2019-10-23T18:33:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jameskmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jameskmartin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameskmartin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-250-engine-shuts-off-while-driving/151353/1 "2019-10-23T18:33:55Z")

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cold engine starts right up.After 10 mins. of drive time,shut the engine off. Doesn’t start right back up. Turns over but doesn’t start. Wait 5 mins it starts up runs normal till shut off again.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-250-engine-shuts-off-while-driving/151353/2 "2019-10-24T19:05:32Z")

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A bad crankshaft position sensor will cause that.

[https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,1997,f-250,5.4l+v8,1125133,ignition,crankshaft+position+sensor,7196](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,1997,f-250,5.4l+v8,1125133,ignition,crankshaft+position+sensor,7196)

Tester