George,
You must be able to do the work required to keep it going or pay someone to do�the work�for you.� I was fortunate enough to find a really nice '87�with an intermittent no start problem that in 3+ years (until this week) was not serious.� It�ALWAYS eventually started right up until the time it did not, so now I must get my hands dirty.� Luckily, this last episode occurred in the driveway and not 1,000 miles from home.� Also luckily, I think I have isolated the malfunction and have some parts on order.� We shall see.
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Thing is, if this keeps up it could easily defeat my fundamental trust in the vehicle, as yours seems to have done to you.� We either deal with it or we don't.� Good luck with your decision and your van!
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Stephen
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--- On Tue, 1/5/10, George Averill <averill@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

From: George Averill <averill@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Solution to Reliability Problem
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 3:45 PM

All,
I haven't posted in a while.� I have an 84 Vanagon camper that runs great.� I have had it for a number of years.� I don't use it much any more because I'm afraid to go too far from home base.���I'm afraid that something will break and I will be stranded in a motel or worse while trying to locate repair parts and someone who is willing to make a repair.� That happened once, and I don't want to repeat the experience.

Are other owners this paranoid?� Is there a solution?� I have just about decided to sell the bus to someone who wants to have another hobby.

George
Cataula, GA
84 Vanagon Camper