At 17:34 3/30/2000, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >snipping wires. Finally the engine stopped when a certain unspecified wire >was cut, and this caused the computer to wipe its memory clean. So he More likely they fried the computer with a voltage spike. These things don't generally like to have stuff connected and disconnected with power on -- some stuff, anyway. Figuring out which involves careful reading of the service manual and/or a fair bit of electronics knowledge and willingness to trace out the circuits on the board. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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