Well, the symptoms seem to cover 3 things - o2 sensor, vanagon
syndrome, or some issue with the fuel pump relay.  As i mentioned in
the other thread, the problem seems to also be heat related - it
acted up again this afternoon coming into Flagstaff when the car was
hot (about 2/3 on the gauge, normally just over 1/2).  Pulled the
relay and futzed with it, a few hiccups after that then none, but the
temp had also cooled down (along with the weather) so i don't know if
it was the futzing or the temp.  I'm hoping I can baby it back home
as is - can't do much on the road without a shopl.  I'll look up help
along the way as Miguel suggests.

Thank you all,  I'll keep you posted,

Dan
L.A., CA
'85 Westy Weekender

On Aug 8, 2011, at 9:41 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:

> My '85 had it (VS).  I spoke to the dealer about it way back in
> '86.  They
> said that is was a problem and they believed it was insufficient
> grounding,
> so they hung about four more on the various parts of the fuel
> management
> system.  Then they adjusted the air in the spare tire, or some such
> other
> worthless fix.  Eventually it went away with an engine replacement,
> along
> with a bunch of other parts.  My poor old van sure learned a lot of
> colorful
> language as we drove across vast expanses of the West.
>
> Anyway, it was an '85, it had VS, and it was well documented by VW
> dealerships by that time.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> |On Behalf Of Loren Busch
> |Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:16 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Vanagon Syndrome
> |
> |On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Daniel Rotblatt
> |<d.rotblatt@verizon.net>wrote:
> |
> |> Miguel,
> |> That describes it well..except myvam is an '85 and the
> |article states
> |> the prob is '86-91.
> |>
> |
> |Wrong, Vanagon syndrome can occur in any WBX, 1.9L or 2.1L.
> |Don't ask me how I know....
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