> On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Art McGinn wrote:
> > soaking rains have hit the bay area and, like last year, suddenly have
> > starting problems with otherwise wonderfully-running '82 vanagon. new
> > battery cranks like crazy but it takes awhile, sometimes many efforts and
> > many minutes, before engine fires.

Art - same thing happened to me and my (past) '85 during the florida
rainy season.  next time it happens, go around back, pop off the
distributor cap, give it a good wipe down with a clean, dry towel
and....shazam!  m'be it'll work for you too.

Rik