sounds like a mild form of claustrophobia to me!

Mick
Hilo, Hawaii

----- Original Message -----
From: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 4:46 AM
Subject: Odd Question

> Morning listees,
> In an attempt to begin learning to do *some of my own repairs,
> I've discovered that, when under the van looking up, I become
> instantly nauseated & break into a cold sweat.  This happened
> a few days ago, when looking for the source of an oil leak.
> The nausea stays with me for hours after just minutes under the
> van!  (I am *not clostrophobic.)
>
> I've never suffered when changing the oil/filter--only when I am
> fully under the van.  Joel Walker suggested it might be odor related,
> but that's not it; I suffer similarly when I am tucking bedding into the
> foot of the matress in the low end of the poptop.
> Anybody else have this problem?  Any ideas what may case this?
>
> Phaedra
> '85 Westy Wolfs Basecamp
>