96 850 NA misfires, hard start, stalls

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es. As an interesting aside, the evap code always tends to come on when I pass through one particular section of a town.

Fascinating observation. I doubt there is a mechanical link to your location but my guess is your driving habits are such that this location is the place your evap monitor drive cycle completes, hence popping the code. There are several conditions that will stop the cycle including speed over 100 kmh, full/empty tank, AC on, sudden throttle application.invomplete warm up, warm start.

..or its cognitive bias, which you can cleanse with some stuff you can buy from the Internet .....

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es. As an interesting aside, the evap code always tends to come on when I pass through one particular section of a town.

Fascinating observation. I doubt there is a mechanical link to your location but my guess is your driving habits are such that this location is the place your evap monitor drive cycle completes, hence popping the code. There are several conditions that will stop the cycle including speed over 100 kmh, full/empty tank, AC on, sudden throttle application.invomplete warm up, warm start.

..or its cognitive bias, which you can cleanse with some stuff you can buy from the Internet .....

Interesting, I had no idea what was involved with the test process. The light literally will stay off for over a thousand miles, but on the off chance that I'm in that area (a 25 mph, traffic infested, incredibly bumpy road) it always comes on. I'll clear the code immediately afterwards, but sure enough, whenever I pass by, it comes back. Next time I'm in the area, I'll put a little more thought into the conditions.

The P0442 could be related to a crack in one of the vent hoses coming out from the tank. When I fill it, a little bit of fuel streams from the top of the tank down past where the clamp is that links the tank to the filler neck. AT home, we determined that there was a crack in one of the hoses at the top of the tank (we literally saw fuel coming out of it), and the car was taken to a mechanic since dropping a full tank was out of the question and the car had to be fixed immediately. Seeing gas spill down from the top of the tank is quite a dreadful experience, imo a lot worse than the car stalling out.

Anyway, to make a long story short, the mechanic replaced the fuel pump and sender (a cool $750) in August, but a couple weeks ago I noticed the problem once again. My guess is the mechanic never changed the lines that caused the issue in the first place, and since I'm 500 miles from the mechanic most of the year, there's not a lot I can do about it. That's an annoying story for a different thread, though.