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Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <t2yc4e7c5f91004130924z11b4c27eh484a4192e452c0ca@mail.gmail.com>
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Having just installed a Subaru motor, I'm going to reduce my spare parts to one (1) fuel pump and the usual assortment of fuses, bulbs and connectors.

Its a good feeling, knowing that the driveline and cooling system are fresh and ready to go! =)

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 9:24 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:59 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > On the weekend I got a call from a friend in trouble. He had taken a > > group of people up to a lake a few hours from home, using his 86 GL as a > > tour bus. Everything went fine and they made it up the 5000' mountain > > without incident. After unloading he decided to park in a different spot > > and the van would crank fine but not start. > ..... > > Installed his spare ECU from his Westy under bench storage, fired right > up! > > > > Mark > > > I recently reduced the amount of spares from this > > http://tinyurl.com/y3cp26u > > to this > > http://tinyurl.com/y2h4dwa > > Now I'm thinking find a matching Jetta ECU and ditch more of the > electrical spares to make room for it (really. Who needs to carry that > much spare wire? ;^) > > Good thought Mark > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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