Yesterday (Saturday), after 5 miles on cruise control (65 mph), the engine looses its power, the speed goes down 10 mph, goes up for half a mile, then shuts down to a complete stall.
It's a '96 diesel E-300.
The fill-up from empty, was 8 days ago, have 400 miles on the tank. I had noticed since the last filling that the morning starts were not as immediate as usual (couple seconds instead of immediate), and on the highway, 2 or 3 times the cruise would loose 2-3 mph, then pick it back. I thought then that the cruise was at fault.
From my own thinking, it would either be bad fuel blocking the fuel filter or the fuel pump not pumping anymore.
The car was towed to my home. Is this something worth having the car towed
35 miles to the dealership?Thank you for any help.