Could anyone help me diagnose this problem with my '87 syncro? When I've been on the highway for more than an hour the van will start jerking like its starved for fuel. When I pull over while its happening, it stalls. It never stalls otherwise. Then it starts right up and runs fine for another hour. This would be very hard to reproduce for a mechanic. I've owned the van for 2 months and 5000 miles. It only has 56000 on it.The problem just started on my last of many 200 to 300 mile trips by highway. The tach doesn't move during the incidences and the prob seems to be speed sensitive--60 to 70 on level road. The jerks got larger with each hourly episode. Is it the fuel filter, fuel pump, something with the limited slip or what? One factor could be that, I just disconnected the seat belt warning buzzer before the trip. Perhaps that effected the fuel pump? Although the wiring diagram seems to contra-indicate any connection. I'm afraid to leave on a planned trip cross country with my van running like this. Thanks for any advice.
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