If we weren't talking about Vanagons, this response could be considered a Friday joke.

70% chance it's an electrical fuel injection problem of which there are about 27 likely causes. Strongly recommend getting a Digitool from Darrell Boehler. I've been through about 8 of these causes and the Digitool has transformed paranoia into serenity. 20% chance of fuel flow problems, about 10 likely causes, easier to troubleshoot 5% chance of exhaust flow problem about 3 likely causes, easier to troubleshoot 5% something else, about 100 causes

Working with a dealer, you can easily roll through a LOT of money shotgunning the problem.

Check the archives for some interesting bedtime reading by sending the following message to listserv@gerry.vanagon.com:

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If that's not enough, try

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You can actually search all the way back to 1994, but 1999 has covered most of the topics of interest.

Cheers, Tom Neal ----------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Charles A. Strott wrote:

> I have a 1985 Vanagon camper with 130,000 miles and no previous > serious problems with the power train. Recently, the van has been > experiencing periods where it loses power but does not stall. When .....