I did pinch it off and it seemed to run a little worse.  Feeling a
little stumped right now.  May do a compression test next to rule out
a problem in the engine.

Thanks for the reply.

>Tim;
>         Pinch off the hose leading to the breather pipe. If there is
>significant improvement, your suspicions are probably correct.
>
>Good Luck and Drive Safely
>Ken Lewis
>86 Crewcab 220K+ miles
>http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
>
>On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -0500 Tim Marciniak <tmarciniak@WI.RR.COM>
>writes:
>>  New problem just cropped up for me with my 90 Vanagon.  I seem to
>>  have a significant loss of power both when engine is cold and
>>  warmed
>>  up..... I pressurized the intake system with air found a leak coming
>out of
>>  the oil breather pipe.
>
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