darn Bernie, I forgot what year  and model/type engine vanagon you have .
silly me.

and ..I've had a go-around with two 1.9 wbxr vanagons with intermittent
ignition recently.
point is, I am seeing that exact symptom in a couple of 1.9 wbxr vanagons ..
maybe you are having the same issue and nothing to do with immobilizer.

normally if it won't start you do some testing on the engine to get an idea
why it's not firing up.

also ..realized after reading the 'hot start' response..

do you mean it cranks over fine and won't fire up ?
or do you mean it won't crank on the starter ?

saying which of those is meant is ..you know .

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie" <berniej@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: starting and engine immobilizer

> Eight years ago I  had a engine immobilizer installed as anti theft
> device.
> It shuts of the starter and fuel, I believe, until you activate device
> with
> a digital key thing.
> It has worked perfectly.
> On three occasions in the past two months, when I had been driving for
> awhile, when I turned
> off vehicle and then went to restart it vehicle would not start for 5
> minutes or a little more.
> The immobilizer light shuts off as it should when activated but vehicle
> will
> not start.
> It has never done this when vehicle is cold.
> I assumed it was the immobilizer and am having it replaced tomorrow,
> however, could this
> be a start issue with the vehicle.
> I I hate to lay out the money for a new immobilizer if it's not the
> problem.
> Any advice appreciated and thank you for taking time to read.
>
>
> Bernie
> Vancouver