Well this happened again today. Engine was running rough and spluttering, and stalled on me as I crossed the Springvale station rail crossing
Almost shat my pants as the bells started ringing...and I could see a Vline train on the horizon...
cranked the engine for a good 6-7 seconds and it caught on...limped into the Caltex and filled up on E85 (initially thought I was out of fuel but the tank only managed to take 68L before stopping so I would've had another 10L left)
started the engine again, temp gauge is dead. engine is going nuts, reving out to 3k rpm without me touching the pedal. Fun part was putting the car into gear from N to Drive when the engine is revving...scared the shit out of a few people at the servo...
Switched it off again and turned the engine back on again - temp gauge responded and shot straight to the "normal" temp position. Car drove fine all the way back to work...
Poor Scott - woke him up when I called him in a panic...