I just corrected this same problem on my 91 Syncro Camper. The ground wire for terminal 19 on the ECU was the culprit. On non-Syncro Vanagons, the ground point for this wire is on the left engine head, under the intakes. On my '91 Syncro, it is on one of the bolts that holds the oil breather tower to the top of the engine. I cleaned the ground point and the connector, AND added a new separate ground wire between the oil breather bolt and the lower clip attached to the distributor. Three days of troubleshooting was solved with this simple "fix"'. I would try this first before you replace any parts. Good Luck Michael 87 Syncro GL 91 Syncro Camper 93 Eurovan MV 5-speed 95 Eurovan Camper 99 Eurovan GL 99 Winnebago/VW Rialta My personal VW webpage: http://www.velocity.net/~vickrail/moshevw.htm |
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