Consult the Bentley manual to check for spark and other checks.

I fiddled with the engine too and I diagnosed it to a faulty hall sender in
the distributor. Ken Wilford sells the hall sender.

Hans Brouwer
Cumberland, Ontario
86 Westfalia
92 Cabriolet

Sonia Johnson wrote:

> Quick question here, I have an 87 vanagon, manual trans. It turns over
> fine, but doesn't start. It's acting like it's out of gas, but it's not.
> This problem started suddenly. My husband got it going after fiddling
> with things around the engine, and then it started up. My  initial
> thoughts are either a clogged fuel filter, or a dead fuel pump. If any of
> you have any other ideas, we sure would appreciate hearing them.
>
> Thanks,
> SoniaJ
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