Your Crank case vent is clogged. This is the bigblack think
that sticks out of the back center of the engine. Remove it
clean it and associate hoses.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Vernon Craddock wrote:

> This may be a silly question, but...
>
>         The dipstick in my '90 Vanagon will not stay in place.  Every time I
> open the licens plate, the dipstick has popped out about an inch.  Is this
> normal???  It does not require much effort to pull it out, but should there be
> enough pressure behind it to do this?  Does this cause/indicate other problems?
> The van runs very well and I want it to stay that way...
>
> Thanks,
> Vernon
>