Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:03:47 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
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>
> It Is a manifestation
>
> of what I choose to put the label Vanagon Syndrome on as I have seen it
> happen to All Yrs
>

I would tend to call it intermittent connection problem syndrome.


>
> of Vanagons, or @Least all Yrs of H2OBoxers (that which most refer to as
> Vanagon Syn' is,
>
> I believe, unique to Digifant & so I label that Digifant Syn') ~ In almost
> all occurrences of it
>

No, they extended the tech bulletin to all WBX.  And indeed, I experienced
it whilst driving the '84 Westy in Scotland in '91, before it was mine.  I
also then experienced the 3-4 slider crack, and Won't Crank When Hot.  It
had around 85k miles at the time (California spec, delivered in Germany on
tourist program and lived in Scotland for 7 years.

Yrs,
d