>> Help! I am in Effingham IL, on my way to AZ and there is a large puddle
of coolant under the van. Does anyone know a VW mechanic within 100 miles?
Nothing on your repair list Larry. <<

There is nobody on the Vanagon rescue squad near you but maybe a list member
here can chime in.  The repair shop list shows a few in IL but they are 200+
miles away. The closest shop on the list is:

Ron's Foreign Auto Repair
Co. Road #540
Benton, MO 63736

+1 (573) 545-3614

Which is still pretty far but they may know of a closer place. There has to
be something near St. Louis.

Here are some more in MO but allot are not recommended.

http://www.roadhaus.com/shops_search_map.php?state_id=25

This place is "only" 120 miles away:

Ace's Automotive
110 S. 6th Street
Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Phone: 618-684-3800
aces_automotive@verizon.net

These guys are 90 miles away:

Pro-Tech Motors
Pro-Tech Motors
Urbana, Illinois 61802
Phone: (217) 328-2337

Bryan