Sounds like she has a bad battery or doesn't drive her van enough to keep it
charged.  I sent her an email to that effect.

Dave in KC

----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Bailey <abailey@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Fwd: Total newbie to Vanagons and some desperate questions

> This is from a person on the rec.watercooled.vw list who's having
> problems with her vanagon. I responded and told her what I thought the
> problem might be, also about this list. She's in the Kirksville,
> Missouri area.
> Tony
>