I'll go with crap in the tank for 500 Alex!....You ran it to low on gas and
know the pump is also making sounds?

It happened to me....

Good luck,
Tony

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:16 PM, jon durham <jon_durham@knology.net> wrote:

> My 85 Vanagon easily starts. But after going about a half mile, the
> engine begins to barely run, sometimes back firing, This goes on for
> about 3 minutes but then goes away. Sometimes if I stop the engine and
> then restart it, the symptoms go away as well.
> --
> "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains
> unawakened." Anatole France
>