Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:54:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
Comments: To: Mark Hersh <cmwolfsburg@GMAIL.COM>
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I have 3 ecu's for 2.1's and 1 for a 1.9 available..... I personally
have never carried more then a belt , fuel fiter and some tools.
but if you have the sapce and don't mind extra weight why not ;)
L
On 13-Apr-10, at 8:57 PM, Mark Hersh wrote:

> Getting off the sailboat and back onto terrafirma.
>
> Yes.  And I had to replace it on Day 2 of a month-long trip in 2008
> at an
> I-90 rest stop west of Missoula.  That was with a fresh engine and
> rebuilt
> tranny and lots of other $tuff done to the beast. Bought it from a
> guy that
> put a Subaru in his 1990.
>
> Dang glad I had it as it was the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.  Even
> if I get
> towed to Missoula, we sit a while.
>
> But now I don't have a spare and I read David's piece about solder
> fatigue...  makes me wonder if my original has a problem like that.
> It was
> an intermittent miss, then it started cutting out real badly.
> Actually
> back-tracked to the rest stop b/c was too skeered to go forward any
> longer.
>
>
> Mark Hersh
> 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"
>
> Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
> regardless of temperament.  Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
> http://www.blackpearldogs.com/