In a message dated 12/21/03 2:43:30 AM, neptunesguitars@SWIFTDSL.COM.AU
writes:

<< Symptoms are start van runs smooth for 30 seconds then miss kicks in. >>

SyncroPete,

The symptom you describe certainly would seem to indicate a problem in the
fuel injection control system, but because of an elusive miss which I have seen
in two different vans on THREE occasions, I suggest that you look to the
ignition wires.  The miss problems I suffered were all rooted in a leaky ignition
wire for cylinder # 3.  And, against all odds, this occurred three separate
times!  The most recent time was about a week ago with a set of the best Bosch
wires to be had which had less than 12 Kmi of service.  The ignition wires still
looked like new, but one was leaking.  In all cases, I traced the problem by
substituting a known good wire for each suspect wire one at a time, then
running the van after each substitution.  Although I was tempted to check cylinder
# 3 first the last time I used this method, I reasoned that it had to be
astronomically impossible for #3 to queef out again.  I guess Vanagons are like
women . . . reason has no effect on them.

George