First, thanks to all those who replied with suggestions as to what the
problem may be. It sure felt like a plugged cat, something I've experienced
before. However, this morning I went out and yanked the plug wires, pulled
the distributor and plugs ( I had a new cap,rotor, wires and plugs to go in
anyway) and started from scratch. Set # 1 to TDC and reinstalled the dizzy.
Put in new plugs, rotor, cap & wires. Engine fired right up-yestereday it
took a bit of cranking-not today, touch the key and it started right up.
Headed out of town and onto the highway. Yesterday i said toward the end of
drive power felt normal, well I was going buy '75 Westy standards. Through
town I could tell things were different, but when I hit the on ramp onto
the highway it took off! I hit 70 with ease, and the acceration was
fantastic. I was impressed with the power-but again my other Westy is a
'75. Anyway, todays drive (about 25 miles) was a total success. The only
thing is, when I returned home and pulled it into the garage, the idle
started to ever so sligthly hunt up and down, a problem I chased in my old
'84 Westy and never could get to stop, even after replacing the idle
stabilizer. So, now I have to make up my mind, either the Vanagon or the
'75 will have to go come  springtime, and my daughter (whose a die hard Bay
fan) is going to be p*ssed, but the Vanagon is my choice to keep. Love that
power, space, stability and HEAT (although I didn't need it here in
Virginia today). So, I really don't know what the problem was yesterday, I
may have had two plug wires reversed as some suggested. Don't know, don't
care-it ran like a champ today.   Jeff

Jeff Stewart
fonman4277@earthlink.net
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vwcampersmidatlantic/