Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (April 2010, week 3)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:51:02 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Carry spare ECU? What else?
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4BC8AD81.5060607@cox.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

At 02:33 PM 4/16/2010, mark drillock wrote: >For wbx no need to unhook the battery to swap ECU, just make certain the >key is OFF when plugging or unplugging. There is no power going to any >pin of the ECU when the key is off. Other VWs can have memory in the ECU >that gets power all the time.

Also, Glory Be, no airbag circuit that can still blow your head for a full sixty seconds after the power is unhooked. I understand the reason for it, and I think airbags are a fine idea, but actually dealing with them scares the pee out of me.

Yours, d


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.