Date:         Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:25:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I'm back, miss anything? Need an ECU
Comments: To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
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Mike,

I just pulled my old 1.9L WBX with 170K on the clock.  It passed GA
emissions a month ago and ran fine.  I have the ECU which has a sticker
identifying as a 'rebuilt' unit.  If you're interested make me a reasonable
offer.  I can mail it via Priority Mail for $9.80.

I also have other bits such as harness, AFM (which was opened and resealed
at some point), exhaust, coolant hoses, FI system.  Heads were good too with
no leaks.

Chris S. in Atlanta.

2008/7/30 Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>

> Hi All,
>
> I've been ignoring Vanagon traffic for a couple months, getting ready to
> move my family and our two home businesses to our new house in Bend,
> Oregon.
>
> I took our 84 Westfalia, Mellow Yellow, to the shop, Hugo's Foreign Car
> in Encinitas, so they could give it the once-over before I drive it,
> towing a small utility trailer, the 1,000 miles from here to our new
> house. Asked them to look into this odd idle-stumble thing that has had
> me puzzled for over a year (engine idles fine for the first minute, then
> starts to miss, rpms drop, engine dies -- pressure on gas pedal prevents
> this, but there is this flat spot when accelerating out of idle, which
> suddenly goes away the engine takes off just fine). Their sniffer found
> that when the engine went into this seizure, the mixture got real lean.
>
> They fussed around with the air flow meter as it was a bit out of
> adjustment, but this didn't help.
>
> Last year I plugged in a loaner ECU and it did not change the behavior.
> But the shop plugged their One Known-To-Be-Good ECU into the van and the
> engine ran just fine. He doesn't have another, but he'll look around
> tomorrow morning.
>
> Anyone know of an ECU for an 84 that seems to be good? My onboard O2
> sensor shows the mixture is just fine when running, but I'd like to take
> care of this issue before the move.
>
> Call me at 760 519 0193 or email me at j.michael.elliott(AT)gmail.com
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>



--
Chris S.
"Beware the Subie Vultures"