What about water in you fuel?
If it worked fine earlier in the day, did you get fuet before coming home?
If so, check to see if it has water in it.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: Sudden loss of power, running rough and burning oil

> Check plugs?????? they tell a lot, feel like a seize piston(S) ring!!!!
> how is the oil pressure overflow, got oil in intake????? this will tell
you
> a lot also......... Air goes somewhere, fuel goes somewhere, oil goes
> somewhere....got to find whre they are going................
>
> Ben
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> When I started my vanagon tonight it was running unusually rough and I
> smelled burning oil. It seemed to smoothen out as I drove away then
> performance got worse as though running on only two cylinders, almost quit
> about 50 feet from the driveway when I made a u-turn to drive back home
> where it quit and would not start again. The last time I used the van
> earlier in the day it drove perfectly.
>
> Any advice before I take it to my local VW dealer for diagnosis and
repair?
> I hope this is something simple that I can repair myself.
>
> Awaiting the wisdom of the group.