Date:         Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:31:43 -0500
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <jhlauterbach@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Lauterbach <jhlauterbach@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Subject:      Praise to the List!  Van alive again

Thank you to everyone who helped me in getting my van going again.  Doktor
Tim was right with his diagnosis of a bad ignition control module.  I was
able to find one at my local Auto Zone this morning.  It was a Wells brand
as were the cap and rotor I also bought.  Not Bosch, but apparently
effective for now.  It appears that the contributing causes of death to the
ignition control module were: (1) the last one had been installed without
the thermal grease to make good contact with the heat sink; and (2) the
terminals on the distributor end of the high tension wires were barely
attached.  I had to redo three of the five before putting the new cap in.
It is definitely time for a top quality set of wires.

Once I got the new parts in, the van started right up albeit with a boost
from the battery on my '98 Montana.

Thank you again.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA