Seems to me you have the temp2 sensor problem, a cheap fix that you can do
yourself.
I had the same problem once.

Alfred
85 westy

> happening to me last week. On Saturday night of the Labor day weekend, I
was
> returning home from my brother's place on Long Island. My Vanagon died on
> Canal Street in Manhattan and would not restart. Stalled for no reason
that
> I could see. At first, I thought it was the fuel filter or something else
> clogged.
>
> Anyhow, after a few hours of cooling off, it started up and I continued to
> drive it home into New Jersey.
>