Good point, i had that problem in San Diego, get some water remover!!!!
they cost nothing, it's worth a try!!!!
Ben

Paul & Becky Oliver wrote:

>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
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>>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
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>>a lot also......... Air goes somewhere, fuel goes somewhere, oil goes
>>somewhere....got to find whre they are going................
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>>Ben
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>>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.
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>>Any advice before I take it to my local VW dealer for diagnosis and
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>>I hope this is something simple that I can repair myself.
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>>Awaiting the wisdom of the group.
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