replaced the ignition coil and all is well. Thank you all for your advice.

Merry Christmas to all, Karl.

Karl
1981 Westy "Jenny"
2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6
Wilmington, DE

On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:

> '81 Vanagon aircooled:
> starts up with no problems first thing. Then I drive around the block,
> turn it off and try to restart. Just cranking and cranking but nothing
> else. I wait for 10 - 15 minutes and it starts up without problems.
> Suggestions?
>