The idle stabilizer, is that the black box, you hook the plugs together to
use a timing light...?  Also there is something that plugs in, under the
throttle body..?

I'm thinking, I'm dealing with a problem that has been compounded by several
attempts to repair it, by folks without a manual ( Bentley )..?

I'm thinking, I need to start fresh with the electronics...and if my memory
is right, if I can't get that crankshaft pulley off, if it does leak like a
sieve...I just need to start over with another engine and electronics.  The
ideal thing would be a Subie conversion, but unless I can put it together
from parts I find locally or make myself... this VW.. is once again
junk...back to the salvage yard.  Most likely I won't have the heart to part
with it, I will just keep in the hopes an engine will show up.  I know the
switch is bad too, the started won't engage from the key either.  This poor
thing has been terribly abused.  It would be good to get it running... I am
beginning to wonder...?
Lyle Lathem
1985 Vanagon GL
Quinlan, Texas