My Wasserleaker lost a chunk out of a piston and I got the same result
you did.

Sudden power loss, then blue smoke.

John Rodgers
88 GL with rebuilt engine (Feb. 2000)

dawn wrote:
>
> Driving my vanagon this morning to work about 25 min into trip  had a moment
> loss of power then all I seen out the back was a curtain of blue smoke.
> She will turn over on the side of the road  but not start.
> After she cooled down about an hour later she would start up and clack with
> blue smoke only to shut down after
> a moment or two .
> any ideas?
> Darrel 88 gl 100 miles a day daily driver.