#1. Stopped up fuel filter in the tank caused by moisture.
#2. Add Berryman gas treatment to the gas tank it could be moisture in
the tank (if this happened within 50 miles of a fillup).
#3. Resistor in rotor arm gone south (will not start)
#4. Points closed up, reset them.
#5. Injector wire off one of the injectors or just not down tight.
#6. Fuel pressure regulator bad, check fuel at the rail. needs at least
17 psi, prefer 28-32 psi.

Best of luck.
Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westy

On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:12:16 -0600 Shawn <firefly1@INTOP.NET> writes:
> Volks:
>
> I got a call last nite from a couple of bussers having trouble with
> their 81 Vanagon.  Neither knows much about VW or autos for that
> matter.
>
> Symptoms:  Wouldn't start.  May have burned up the starter trying.
> Starter has been replaced.  Then, while driving noticed a loss of
> power.
> Backed off the accelerator and it regained power.  They had a
> non-VW
> mechanic "adjust" the timing.  Ran well, then sputtering/losing
> power
> again.  Now it won't start. Starter working intermittently.
>
> I'm trying to talk them thru as much as possible before I drive 2
> hours.
>
> So Far:
>
> Battery o.k.  Starter works most of the time.
> It has spark.
> I've got them trying to adjust the timing (without a timing lite).
> Fuel Filters o.k.
>
> I don't know much about the Type IV.  Is there anything they should
> immediately check before trying to troubleshoot the FI system?
>
> Please respond B/C.  I'm on Digest Mode.
>
> Thanks
> Shawn Clark
> 71 Westy
> 84 Westy
>
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