Hi All,

Here is a strange thing that has now happened twice. I have 78k on the clock on the van, never had an issue.

I use the van more at weekends so i could sit for a few days between starts. First time I'd done a trip from say the gong to Syd no probs on Sunday and used the van on the Thursday.

Van started perfectly, reversed out the garage and then it started running really funny, like 3 cylinders lumpy and won't rev. it didn't stall but i pretty much had to nurse it, couldn't get it to rev gently for maybe a 30 seconds and then just floored it and it struggled then bam it was fine and ran perfectly for another week.

At the weekend I went upto Seal Rocks, no issues back on Sunday. Jump in van this morning (thurs) started fine, reverse out and go to drive up ramp at of carpark and it dies. go to start again and the servo starter just keeps going, and going occasional fires. this goes on for 30-60 seconds I'm pumping the gas peddle and it eventually starts rough, then rev hard and bam, she's running like a charm. stops and starts fine.

I'm sure leaving this for a while will make it happen again.

The only thing I can think of is 1. air in fuel line (not sure about CRD) 2. water in fuel / filter 3. injectors, but would expect them to be odd from the get go. The van ran in both cases fine for 20-30 seconds before doing this, no issues actually starting etc.

One thought that does come to mind is I filled up at a servo at Albion Park that was doing diesel at $1.17.. don't think it was bio-diesel strange one, thought it was a BP. Since then I did half a tank, then filled up again at my local and now back to half to tank so it's got maybe 800km on it since that fill up. hence my thoughts on water.

any thoughts?
P