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might well have been the fuel filter Now back in Vegas. The heat is not quite what it was when I had left, more hitting early 90's every day. However, I went ahead and changed the fuel filter. I've tried driving it pretty hard for an hour at the hottest part of the day and....so far so good...

Ill give the filter a look, just got back to the states so should have a chance to give that a check, wouldnt know how to look at plugs and wires, but maybe that should have came up at the Ford garage?

p0442 is definitely my bad gas cap. Thank you for all responses, Ive had to relocate to Ireland for a few months so havent been able to get on to the forum. Before I left I managed to make a recording of how the car acts up in this situation. It is parked in my driveway and you can hear the...

Thank you again. No, my fuel tank was not particularly low, although I do tend to let it get low and have not changed the fuel filter

I also think I may have misused "sputter" its not quite a sputter, and as I have driven the car since in the evenings, I am still wondering if high heat could provide hint at something. Both times this has happened, I had been driving 80mph+ on the hottest days of the year.

Thank you for the response. I brought it to the dealership just before this started happening (again) and got these codes: air bag light - b1994, cicuit failure, Check Engine light is and has always been on - p0174 lean codes p0442 evap leak. A mechanic friend I mentioned it to wondered did I...

My knowledge is fairly limited, though this forum did help me replace rear bearing seals as I had leaks from rear differential and hope it can help again. Essentially, I put my foot on the pedal, and after a few seconds it may catch and accelerate or sputter and stall out. If it does catch, it...

I believe I have and had the same issue. First time happened while driving long distance in the heat. If I took my foot off pedal, pressing pedal again would not accelerate vehicle and I would lose speed for 4 or 5 seconds where suddenly it would seem to catch and keep moving. Once stopped at...