Why did my 1998 Chevy Astro van die?

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nuwuforever

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Okay, it was 101 degrees outside. My 1998 chevy astro van suddenly stalled out and died while sitting in traffic that was moving at a snails pace because of road construction. Some guys helped me push it into a storage unit parking lot. The gas gauge doesn't work, so I put a gallon of gas in it, in case it had simply run out. It had been sitting for 20-30 min while I went to get the gas. After putting the gas in, it started right up, but died again before I got out of the parking lot. I let it sit for a couple of minutes, then was able to start it back up, so I backed it into the parking lot again. It died again just as I rolled into my parking spot. I tried to start it again, but it wouldn't start. So I waited about 10 min, and then it started again, and continued to run. All seemed well, so I pulled out and headed home. I got stuck in road construction traffic again, so I only made it about a quarter mile before it died again. So I left it there over night. The next morning I went down to it and it started right up. I drove it home (about a half mile) with no problem. Haven't tried to drive it since.

I'm afraid to drive it. What could this be?
 
When I ran out of gas I put more than a gallon in it. It did seem to start different after that. I think you should put more gas in it to be safe. My gas gauge doesn't work either so go fill it up and don't drive more than 300 miles on a tank.
 
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