Mine did exactly the same thing...it was a bad
ground...and took my mechanic quite awhile to find it.
Hope this helps.
Kevin

--- lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> Have you checked the Hall detector in the
> distributor and the cable that
> runs from the distributor to the ignition control
> module.  I have had both
> give similar problems.
>
> John Lauterbach
> '84 7-passenger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Morse" <AudibleA@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 6:14 PM
> Subject: I'm giving up!
>
>
> > I'm beat ... the Vanagon gremlins have won, I'm
> tired of wasting my
> > time...whining over. I'm getting the Syncro towed
> next week to the
> mechanic ugh! At
> > cold start it's absolutely fine and once it warms
> up about 5 minutes of
> idling it
> > starts to sputter, no power, back fires and once
> in a while regains power
> for
> > 10 sec or so. Totally undriveable still. I've
> cleaned all grounds
> installed a
> > new cap, rotor, plugs, wires, temp sensor and I
> installed the capacitor
> for
> > the air flow as well. What the F*** is wrong with
> this van! Anymore
> > suggestions...
> >
> > I miss the simplicity of my 71 Westy
> >
> > Thanks, Andy
> >
> > 99 NB Turbo
> > 95 BMW GS 1100
> > 93 BMW K 75
> > 86 VW Syncro
> > 71 VW Westy (needs engine)
> > 65 BMW R69S grandfather's
> > Can't seem to pass up a deal....
> >

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