Monday, June 24th, 2019 AT 9:22 AM
I am hoping someone can help. My van has very high miles, but can't afford a car right now. I need this van to last a couple more months.I noticed a few months ago it losing power, then felt almost as transmission was slipping, and it started shifting hard. Then nightmare really began. It acted like it was vapor locked, let it cool down put fresh gas in started up, drove a little rough was hard to start. Got it started ran very rough got it home. Next day changed plugs, wires, rotor, distributor cap. Start it up ran very rough step on gas it wouldn't move in reverse or drive, low one or two. Finally after warm up it would move started very slow. With accelerator smashed down we were going 20 then it kicked in and away we went. 32 miles into town about half way noticed it surging a bit, kind of cutting out but not if that makes sense. Further drove it worse it got pull up to stop light it wouldn't move a few minutes it would engage very slowly finally it quit wouldn't start. Cool down started ran extremely rough hauled it to shop four days later they have no idea. Put a fuel press regulator on no difference, take it from shop it started and I drove it after I got a push from behind with accelerator smashed we got up to 25 to 30. Put a new fuel pump on, fixed! Although power wasn't up to what it was six months ago, loss of power on incline and would shift hard and first drive in morning was again 20 mph for a few minutes then pick up and we were off for the day. Driving home one night it ran beautifully just like it had six months ago! Two days later it felt a little strange all day wanting to be stupid, but it never did until I am on my way home from work Friday night and it acts like it is running out of gas just like before, shuts off push it through intersection. Call a tow truck again, changed fuel pump again and made no difference. New mass air flow sensor on yesterday go to start it and it turns over and over and over finally starts, running really bad like before accelerate and it wants to shut off. Can someone help? I know it is old tired lots of miles, but I really need this thing to get me through summer.