Date:         Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:36:29 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Spare ECU
Comments: To: Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
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I think this subject has been beaten pretty hard in the past, but Mr.
Bereil will confirm that most Bosch Digifant ECU's have serious
cracks in the circuit boards and he was kind enough to tackle the
task of re-soldering like 75 or more joints to improve its
reliability.  I would think that these flows cold certainly cause
intermittent problems before they totally fail I'm comfortable with
IT as a spare, should I ever convert back to Digifant FI.

Pull that cover off and grab a magnifying glass and you won't be
quite so comfy with what's fueling and sparking your 2.1 WBX.

There was a list member in Il that used to redo these boxes, but
haven't heard from him in a long time.

YMMV

DM&FS

At 12:47 PM 2/27/2011, Jason wrote:
>My spare ECU has done 100k of driving under the rear seat and never
>been needed...(knock on wood)
>
>Jason
>
>
>On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's my understanding the ECUs seldom fail..so seldom that while
> I have one,
> > (for diagnostic reasons) but I usually leave it home when I travel, to make
> > room for other spare items that are known to be more likely to fail...
> >
> >  Don Hanson
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:26 PM, David Beierl
> <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> At 12:07 PM 2/26/2011, Paul wrote:
> >>
> >>> So I take it that most of you care a spare ECU, right? I have a 1985
> >>>
> >>
> >> I seriously doubt that most people do.  Not saying it's a bad idea.
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >> David
> >>
> >