Water in the temp. sensor connection. I'll almost bet on this one.
I've has both my Syncro and 2WD Vanagon in the snow and creek beds, do
this. Every time I thought I have finnally sealed the connection,
It would show up again sooner or later. The last ditch effort I'm going
to try on this one, (besides cutting off the connector off and repalcing)
is to cover the entire connection with sylicone seal.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Krusinski, Kurt wrote:

> I posted this problem before, but now I know the relevant environmental
> factor..
>
> If I drive my '87 Syncro through a fairly big puddle, the engine will quit
> in about 15 seconds.   It can restart immediately, but then again loses
> power within 30 seconds.  This continues until something dries out.
>
> I'm not submerging the van here, but this will happen if the underside gets
> a good soaking.   I took a look underneath to identify likely electrical
> culprits, but nothing was obvious.  Any guesses?
> Thanks
> Kurt
> kurt.krusinski@attws.com
>