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Date:         Mon, 5 Jun 2000 19:14:55 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Braindead 1.9
Comments: To: ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET

David; Why so many fried parts should be the main question! What is your alternator putting out?

Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe --------------------------------------------------

On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 06:37:45 -0400 The Gunnings <ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET> writes: .. >before noticing burnt wires. Further checking revealed burnt fuel = >injection relay and, ultimately, a burnt smell coming from the vent >hole = >of the ecu. After checking around and finding nobody willing to = >check-out the ecu, I decided, that, hey, It should not take a rocket = >scientist or brain surgeon to take a peek into an ecu. Popped the top >= >and, sure enough, there is an obvious burnt thingamajig inside the >ecu. = >But it looks like only one burnt thingamajig. So now I seek an ecu. >It = >appears that original ecu was made by Bosch, which my limited = >understanding suggests may be the preferred unit to run. Anyone out = >there willing to let me know if there are different ecus, such as >others = >made by vw, which will work for my 1.9? I think I want a Bosch = >replacement, if there are any out there and if I can find one. A used >= >but functional ecu would be ok. Anyone out there who has such a used >= >Bosch unit and is willing to sell or trade, please let me know. >Thanks. > >David Gunning=20 > >RR2-Box 985i >Lovell, ME 04051 > > >P.S. Anyone out there know how those "Wolfburg Edition" 1.75 inche = >buttons attatch to the body? Love to replace 'em with silver vw = >buttones, instead. > >------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFCEB8.8F046F00 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = >http-equiv=3DContent-Type> ><META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> ><STYLE></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> ><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>New member.&nbsp; Just rebuilt = >85&nbsp;vanagon 1.9=20 >with 192,000 miles.&nbsp; Ran great for 121 miles&nbsp;then began >having = > >electric twitters.&nbsp; Rebuilt starter before noticing burnt = >wires.&nbsp;=20 >Further checking revealed burnt fuel injection relay and, ultimately, >a = >burnt=20 >smell coming from the vent hole of the ecu.&nbsp; After checking >around = >and=20 >finding nobody willing to check-out the ecu, I decided, that, hey, It >= >should not=20 >take a rocket scientist or brain surgeon to take a peek into an = >ecu.&nbsp;=20 >Popped the top and, sure enough, there is an obvious burnt thingamajig >= >inside=20 >the ecu.&nbsp; But it looks like only one burnt = >thingamajig.&nbsp;&nbsp;So now I=20 >seek an ecu.&nbsp; It appears that original ecu was made by Bosch, >which = >my=20 >limited understanding suggests may be the preferred unit to run.&nbsp; >= >Anyone=20 >out there willing to let me know if there are different ecus, such as >= >others=20 >made by vw, which will work for my 1.9?&nbsp; I think I want a >Bosch=20 >replacement, if there are any out there and if I can find = >one.&nbsp;&nbsp;A used=20 >but functional ecu would be ok.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyone out there who has >such = >a used=20 >Bosch unit and is willing to sell or trade,&nbsp;please let me = >know.&nbsp;=20 >Thanks.</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David Gunning</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>RR2-Box 985i</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lovell, ME 04051</FONT></DIV> ><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P.S.&nbsp; Anyone out there know how >= >those=20 >"Wolfburg Edition" 1.75 inche</FONT><FONT face=3DArial = >size=3D2>&nbsp;buttons=20 >attatch to the body?&nbsp; Love to replace 'em with silver vw >buttones,=20 >instead.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > >------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFCEB8.8F046F00--

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