I was unable to loosen the flare nuts on the gas filter. I guess I could have pulled harder, but I was afraid of breaking the nuts or the gas line. Today the service department of a Chevy dealer isolated and fixed the problem by removing the gas filter and finding that it was badly plugged. I give t...

Thank you for your advice and encouragement. I hope to keep the van for a few more years. For the past few days, I have been putting penetrating oil on the flare nuts and gas lines, tapping them to cause vibration, and cleaning them with steel wool and emery cloth. I hope to loosen the flare nuts to...

Hello, new member here with a new question. Van: '97 Astro, 170K mi Symptom: No problem starting the engine, but when driving at any speed and give it hard gas, the engine coughs, sputters a little, then gradually speeds up. At first I thought it was failing to downshift. Mechanic said that trans is...