I've had an ignition coil fail with those symtoms. Quick and easy to swap
one in.

Tom

On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Todd Olson <todd.olson@charter.net> wrote:

> Hello Volks Folks,
>
> My friend Darren is having trouble with his Vanagon. So I thought I would
> through his message up to the experts on the Vanagon list to see if any of
> you have any thoughts. You can either reply to me and I will forward it to
> him or you can send it direct to him at vr6vanagon@hotmail.com. See his
> message below.
>
> Once again, thank you to everyone for your help and advice!
>
> Wishing you many miles of smiles in your Vanagon!
>
> Todd Olson
>
> todd@busesbythebeach.com
>
> www.busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
>
>
>
>
>
> 88 vanagon 2.1 suddenly dies after warm up, will restart but then dies
> quickly. If i let it set and cool for 10 minutes it will run a little
> longer. if i let it sit over night it will go about 3 to 4 miles until it
> gets warm then dies again. i checked fuel pressure and it was 35 to 40 psi
> when running, I changed the temp sensor that goes to the computer and this
> made no change. any thoughts or opinions on where i should look next would
> be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
>
>
> Darren
> vr6vanagon@hotmail.com
>