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Date:         Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:16:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Cutting out problem
Comments: To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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Mick Kalber wrote:

> <snip>I remember my mechanic and I worked on the problem for a long time... > changed the ecu, fuel filter, fuel pump, etc, etc. Never did figure out > what it was. This problem went on for a year or more... sometimes it would > hapen several times a week... then not at all for months at a time. That > was why I finally sold it

What a shame. :-( This "Vanagon Syndrome" is well understood by both VW and real people. VW has a $100 wiring harness to "fix" the problem. Real people have a $0.55 capacitor "fix". The real problem is the screwy programming in the Digifant gets confused and shuts down. VW never admitted this error.

> (other than the fact that I wanted a 4WD), it > scared me... I kept thinking it was a precursor to something more serious, > but nothing else ever came of it. > > Is this the same problem you all are talking about? And for all the > discussion on this list and all the brilliant minds working on it (and I'm > not being facetious about that), has no one ever figured out what the > problem is?

It literally took years to convince VW that there was a problem. -Larry


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