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Date:         Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:34:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW OBD Handheld Code Reader Questions (Jetta conversion)
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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hi Neil, is that your engine harness connector ? I'll pmail ya since it's barely vanagon.

Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:39 PM Subject: Re: VW OBD Handheld Code Reader Questions (Jetta conversion)

> HI Scott. > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > Is your ABA engine OBD-I or II ? >> Do you have an OBD diagnostic port ? >> > > > OBD1 and yes. > > Oddly, though the pin was present on the ECU, there was no MIL wire in the > harness. I installed one. IIRC, Bentley notes that some early years (93' > IIRC) didn't c/w this wire in the harness. > > > > >> the OBD-I systems I am familiar with generally use counting flashes of >> the >> Check Engine light to get out basic OBD- I one codes. >> > > > > VW OBD1 uses flash codes too. Possibly limited to '93 and '94 MY. Jumper > pins in the port and read the flashes. > > > > >> The Haynes manual on OBD-II is quite good reading, btw. >> > > > > Good to know. I'll keep an eye out for it. Had looked on line for more > info > at one point. > > > >> >> the OBD-II code reader I have now doesn't even have a way to interact >> with >> OBD-I that I know of. >> I find codes useful .. >> > > > Hmm..... thanks. > > > >> > > intermittent anything just tells me that circuit might be weak or wonky. >> >> Thanks for mentioning RossTech freeware ,. perhaps I'll get me some. >> >> the pic looks like an OBD-II connector to me, the big part. >> > > > > Yes. It has "OBD2" stamped on it. > > btw, here's a link to a page on Ross Tech showing differences between the > free version and other versions: > > http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/vag-functions.html > > > >> I always start with the symtoms ......then start checking things. Most >> of >> the time I can find about 3 or 4 or more, half-not right things on most >> engines that don't behave well that I see. >> > > > Thing is, it runs fine. But sometimes, I swear it runs *slightly* better > than others. (slightly more power, better acceleration) > > On Jasons suggestion, I suspect the big 28 pin connector may have an > intermittent connection, or, two or more wire casings in/out of it may be > cracked a little and shorting. I checked and cleaned it again and relieved > some of the tension on the wires by repositioning it. It was somewhat > twisted and I suspect that if there was a slight crack(s) in a wire casing > maybe it was shorting out there. This harness had many flaws in that > regard. > > Pic or connector: > http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/28pinconnector2.jpg > > 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


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