please help! stranded!

[zoehelga]

hi there.

so i am visiting someone in wayne, nj and luck have it my car started acting up. does anyone know of a good trustworthy shop (that is open on saturdays) where I could take her in tomorrow?

Additionally, maybe someone can help me out on some trouble shooting. I have a strange problem with my car where my fuel tank creates suction as i drive. if the suction becomes too great, my car will not start. at that point, i have to manually prime the engine; then it starts up fine. so i filled up my tank before my trip and went on my way only to find that about half way through the trip, my car was not accelerating as it should. i was topping out at 45 mph with the pedal to the metal. i pulled over without stopping the car and let the suction out. i saw a wave of diesel fuel fly out of the car (lots of suction). i put the cap back on but not too tight. sometimes the acceleration would be okay, only to "lose power" and not be able to accelerate anymore. it would feel slightly "sputtery" but would never completely die. i got to my destination, manually primed the engine; it felt as though there was some air in the lines...it started right up again but i haven't taken it out again yet. any ideas?