How about fuel pressure regulator?  That could cause flooding too.

b

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, mike miller wrote:

> Well, I tried it just now and it ran...enough to get it under cover at
> least.  One thing I hadn't reported was that the gas mileage on the trip was
> 15.6 when I normally get around 20.
>
> Still sound like Temp II sensor?
>
> Mike
>
> > From: andrewbell <andrewbell@QWEST.NET>
> > Reply-To: andrewbell <andrewbell@QWEST.NET>
> > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:58:04 -0600
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Van Gremlins
> >
> > I Agree. This happened to my Van - never had the same problem again, two years
> > and counting.
> >
> > AB
> >
> > Alfred Bagdan wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Mike,
> >> I had a similar problem once.  It turned out the TempII sensor.  Van started
> >> when cold,  ran rough when hot (intermittently), would not start when hot
> >> (most times).
> >> After replacing the sensor, van ran great again.
> >> However with the vanagon, it could be any number of other problems.  If you
> >> are fixing by trial and error,  replacing the temp2 sensor is one of the
> >> cheapest parts to start with, especially with the symptoms you have.
> >>
> >> Alfred
> >> 85 Westy
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "mike miller" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 12:52 PM
> >> Subject: Van Gremlins
> >>
> >>> Volks,
> >>>
> >>> My son and I took the 85 Westy on a trip.  Many times it has kind of
> >>> hesitated at about 100 miles, then it smooths out and is fine.
> >>>
> >>> This time it started at 50 miles and got worse.  Had to go down a gear
> >> lower
> >>> than usual to get up the mountains.  Stopped for dinner and it wouldn't
> >>> start afterward.  Starter spun it very well, no fire at all.
> >>>
> >>> Checked for spark and it was weak but there.  Fuel pump made it noise on
> >>> turning the key.  Tried it several more times, nothing, no effort to kick
> >>> over at all.
> >>>
> >>> Had a spare coil [Bosche from the last episode of missing which turned out
> >>> to be plugs wires] plugged it in, much better spark, no help with
> >> starting.
> >>>
> >>> Tried spraying carb cleaner into the intake [removed the air filter]
> >>> nothing.  Spent the night in the parking lot.  Started the next morning
> >> ran
> >>> like a tank until it ran out of gas 10 miles from home.  Put gas in and it
> >>> started and ran fine.  Got home and then tried to start it and it did the
> >>> same no fire at all trick that it did at the restaurant the night before.
> >>>
> >>> My son's guess was that the first coil was bad [new Bosche] and when we
> >> put
> >>> the old coil in the engine was flooded from the earlier tries to start it.
> >>>
> >>> But that doesn't explain why it's doing it again.  He still thinks fuel
> >>> delivery problems, my guess is gremlins.
> >>>
> >>> Anybody else got an idea.
> >>>
> >
>