Took the van out of storage a month ago after being laid up for 5 months
without startup (ouch). Started up O.K. RPM,s settled down quickly to the
correct level. Very pleased to say the least. Smiled too soon :(

  On the way home rev,s seemed to stay up "on their own" only dropping
going up steep grades. Short distance from driveway decided to put the
transmission in neutral (auto tranny) to see if rev's would drop. Well
all hell broke loose. Tach went into the red. Much screeching from engine
compartment and red lights all over the dash. Shut off and tried
restarting with same result.

 Initially thought the torque converter had finnally packed it in but
started it up today without the alarming screeching/warning lights all
over, however,the RPM's stayed steady at about 4000. Did not shift out of
park for fear of hell breaking loose again.

 I wonder if anybody has experienced these symptoms after a long period
of storage. It seems to me that something or other must have undergone a
"delayed seize" so to speak.

 I know this has been covered often before but I had no luck getting into
the archives. Is it working as it should? Any pointers would be much
appreciated.

Phil Menchions
,89 Westfalia