ViennaSausage
10-04-2016, 04:33 AM
Hi all,
Interesting problem happened with the van on a camping trip in the mountains east of San Diego last week. The van drove really well on the freeway headed out and was actually running well initially as we started to climb into the hills. There were a couple cars behind me and I pulled over to let them pass, the van stalled immediately after I pulled over. No sensor lights came on, and the engine temp looked normal during the drive. It started back up without much trouble, just needed a little extra gas, and we were running well again until I came to a stop sign. When I stopped the engine cut out again. I was able to limp into the camp site, and two days later drove home without any issues.
I don't really notice any problems when I drive around locally, and the engine runs well on the freeway, just had the problem when going uphill. I don't think I ever reached over 4000 feet, so not a significant altitude change. I was wondering if vapor lock was an issue, but at does that occur at lower altitudes?
I appreciate any thoughts anyone might have regarding trouble shooting. Thanks in advance.
Interesting problem happened with the van on a camping trip in the mountains east of San Diego last week. The van drove really well on the freeway headed out and was actually running well initially as we started to climb into the hills. There were a couple cars behind me and I pulled over to let them pass, the van stalled immediately after I pulled over. No sensor lights came on, and the engine temp looked normal during the drive. It started back up without much trouble, just needed a little extra gas, and we were running well again until I came to a stop sign. When I stopped the engine cut out again. I was able to limp into the camp site, and two days later drove home without any issues.
I don't really notice any problems when I drive around locally, and the engine runs well on the freeway, just had the problem when going uphill. I don't think I ever reached over 4000 feet, so not a significant altitude change. I was wondering if vapor lock was an issue, but at does that occur at lower altitudes?
I appreciate any thoughts anyone might have regarding trouble shooting. Thanks in advance.