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Date:         Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:45:13 -0800
Reply-To:     Hans Roos <hans@MAGNAWARE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Hans Roos <hans@MAGNAWARE.COM>
Subject:      New ECU - Seems down on power now
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You may remember that my Syncro quit running on me last weekend and it turned out that the ECU was fried. Well, it is now running with a new ECU but it seems to be down on power. It starts and idles fine but lacks power overall. On a hill where I used to be able to hold 60 - 65 mph I now have to have it floored just to get to 50, and it is not smooth - I feel small hesitations. Before the ECU died it was running great, none of the problems I listed above were occurring. Any ideas or things I should check? It has new plug wires, plugs, rotor, cap, air filter and ECU. I don't have a Bentley manual yet (probably next thing on my list) so things to check along with how to check them would be greatly appreciated.

On a separate note, what can cause an ECU to go bad? Is there anything I can do to minimize the possibility of that happening again?

Thanks! Hans

89 VW Syncro


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