>returned to the van, she had a very hard time starting. She would
>start and then stall out. Wel after finally starting it up, we
>pulled out on the highway, and the engine just died. Not stalled
>out. Nope it just stopped, like someone pulled the plug. This
>happened at least six times during the ten minute trip to our
>camping spot.

Could also be a blocked fuel line or fuel filter.
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