Volks,

I have a general Vanagon troubleshooting question - today driving home
from an enjoyable Christmas gathering with all my family,   the van
engine started twitching - a little skip at first, then as the miles
rolled it got worse and worse. I was sweating getting home in all that
snow and rain and raw weather we were having, and sure as heck didn't
want to stall out and spend time on the side of the road in that
weather. I managed to make it off I-65 at the southern exit onto Shelby
Co 25 on towards Columbiana. By the time I got to the last hill just
outside town - I was down to about 10 miles an hour, and coasted down
that hill into town to the main stoplight. The plan was to go through
the light on green, and pull over in a BigBox store parking lot. Didn't
get the chance. Light changed, and the engine stalled. I turned off the
wipers, the heater fans, and the head lights, shut off the ignition, and
then hit the switch again. She fired right up, purring like a kitten. No
more trouble......... until well up the road. Same thing over again.
Just a little twitchy at first, then got progressively rough. This time,
while coasting, I turned the switch off, and back on. The engine cleared
it throat, and purred like a kitten. Did it twice more before I got home.

So - what could be happening that turning the ignition off and back on,
results in temporary clearing the problems. At first I thought fuel,
then some king of ignition trouble, then an electrical fault for sure.
Electronics somehow.

Any ideas??

Thanks,

John

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John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com