TJ,

To directly answer your question - yes, the temp 2 sensor can definitely be
a cause for no start. If you have an ohmmeter you could compare the
temperature/resistance with a chart in the Bentley manual (or just post the
results here).

Angus

Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

www.wordless.me

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 4:11 PM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey gang,
>  I searched the archives but as you imagine, the title of my post resulted
> in a plethora of hits most completely unrelated.  I've had my 87 Vanagon GL
> (2wd) parked for a few months now.  1st; it's parked because it will no
> longer start and ran like, well, I won't cuss here.  On top of that, when
> it
> did run, it stranded me a few times.  2nd; I haven't tried to fix it
> becuause I replaced every fuel line, removed and cleaned the gas tank,
> swapped out the injectors, distributor, AFM, ECU, etc..... and I'm freakin'
> tired of trying so I let it sit and rust in disgust over the whole thing as
> it will NOT start.  So, after I hit the archives, I'm fairly certain, one
> if
> not both of my temp sensors may be the culprit.  Can anyone confirm with at
> least some certainty that one or both temp sensors, if bad, will result in
> horribly long start times (in excess of one minute of engine rotation),
> poor
> off idle hesitation, stuttering, and general overall really poor running?
> Trust me, I want to take all my VW stuff and just burn it all to the ground
> and yes, that includes the syncro....Yeah, I'm still PO'd.  If I didn't
> have
> to fix it, I'd go kick every body panel on that thing with my steel toe
> work
> boots...
>
> Thanks,
>
> TJ
>