Both Cars Broke Down Today

[Beest]

I was siiting at work yesterday about an hour before leaving and decided to spend a minute and count my blessings, then on the way home the car dies, I was cruising on the highway and it just cut out, it's almost enough o make one belive in vengeful/ mischievous deities who fuck with us just for the lulz.

Apparently it's not the alternater but one of the cables attached to it,a nd the 'PC valve(?)and vacuum line, hey ho.

Originally Posted by ZenGum

[probably] I reckon the Windstar has some crap in the fuel line, probably just water, from condensation due to the increasing cold inside the tank. Next time this happens, give the fuel filter a good shake, wait a minute, see if it starts. If it does, replace your fuel filter and/or put half a cup of metholated sprits in the tank to break up water molecules and help them pass harmlessly through the filter. [/wrong]

Well, it's an old bush mechanic thing, especially if you're using fuel from drums or tanks that have sat for a while. It has worked for me twice.
would this just work itself out eventually?

This is very interesting.
i) the first incidence of non starting was couple of weeks ago when it ran very low on fuel, we chalked this up to having run so low, and were also thinking that crap could have been sucked up from the bottom of the tank.
ii) waiting a bit has helped on the firt two occasions, taking ten minutes to make some calls and wait for the tow truck before giving it one last try, and voila.
iii) The station were we usually buy gas was closed for a day or two, it's less than a year old at a local supermarket, shopping there gets points for cheaper gas.

What are the chances the new station got water in it's fuel and had to be flushed out and we got a fill of that.

Hmmm....