# Water or ? in Fuel **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, freestar\ **Created:** [November 28, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-or-in-fuel/58056 "2010-11-28T21:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pine\_Runner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@Pine\_Runner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pine_Runner)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-or-in-fuel/58056/1 "2010-11-28T21:43:16Z")
2 weeks ago I was 50 miles from home and I stopped for fuel. I needed 10 gallons of fuel. Going 30 miles after I added fuel, the van began to buck or back fired lighty when I applied the accelerator. When I fill the tank up the van runs perfect, when I get near 1/2 tank the bucking and back firing return. I added a can of Coastal Foam gas treament 2 days after this started. What are my options? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-or-in-fuel/58056/2 "2010-11-28T21:51:46Z")
I would consider the possibility of a weak fuel pump or a clogged fuel strainer (filter) ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-or-in-fuel/58056/3 "2010-11-28T21:52:09Z")
Drop the tank and inspect the contents.