I tossed a spare into the 'parts bench' of my 84 Vanagon w/inline Jetta/Golf/Rabbit 1.8liter motor after I bought one to 'trouble-shoot' what turned out to be a faulty idle control valve. $40 at a junk yard...Wait, I should say "Auto parts recycling facility" not Junkyard. The knowledgeable fellow who owns this Portland, Or. German-car junkyard has a book that shows many of the VWs use interchangeable 'brains' and he says they don't often cause problems, from what he has encountered. But it can't hurt to have one along should mine ever fail., they are light, and I doubt I'd find one available in many of the back road areas I frequent Just for comparo, the Porsche 928s I used to mess around with go through brains all the time and they are about $1000 each, used, with a core deposit of $500. The 928 factory 'Bentley book' is 14 full volumes and there are about 60 relays in a 928...Think about 'trouble-shooting- one of those.... Don Hanson |
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