> the temp needle
> pegged HOT and the oil buzzer and light came on and
> when i got to work man steam was everywhere........drove it back home and
> low and behold its
> still hot as hell

......Oh and on
> the way home the heater never did get warm....

Lots of steam + no heat from heater = water not circulating. First suspect
there is usually water pump. Whatever it is, I wouldn't drive it around any
more like that until you figure out what it is. Heating the engine until the
oil light comes on is a Bad Thing.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"