>Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 05:50:13 -0700
>To: vanagon-request@gerry.vanagon.com
>From: Don Herman & Marji Suhm <hermes@cts.com>
>Subject: Intermittant Starting Problems
>
>Hello I've run into intermittent starting problems with my 1987 vanagon.
>Right now it is sitting in the carport and won't start, but turns over
>very good. My regular foreign car shop surprised me when they discouraged
>me from bringing it in by saying that they would rather not work on this
>problem, not very good luck in the past.
>Another foreign car shop which I respect doesn't take in water cooled
>vanagons but offered that it could be a water pump or alternator problem.
>My vanagon has 130,000 miles on it and had a rebuilt motor installed
>20,000 miles ago. Had to replace the transmission and clutch last month.
>
>Any suggestions?          Thanks und danke schoen,      Don H.