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Date:         Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:56:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: ECU Testing
Comments: To: Richard Smith <richard_smith@gnwc.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <D1C7F0A7.85223%richard_smith@thecdm.ca>
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I had a quick look at the Shoe Box website and the PDF for this unit. I didn't see installation instructions but looking at van-cafe and Shoe Box, it appears that a known good ECU is supplied with the 'ready to go' monitor.

I swear I recall that some folks might've soldered the Shoe Box connector wires to existing wires at ECU connector. But looking at this Digijet ECU image: http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1190386.jpg I can see how those pins would be more forgiving in terms of soldering new wires on.

As to my earlier speculation on what the monitor does, from the PDF:

"Basics It is important to keep in mind as you are using this System as a troubleshooting tool, the monitor and ECU simply allow the user to monitor input and output signals at the ECU......"

So it measures inputs AND outputs.

I'd suggest that for an experienced hard core enthusiast or mechanic, this tool would be a really useful time saver.

Neil.

On 7/12/15, Richard Smith <richard_smith@gnwc.ca> wrote:

.....

> I looked at the process of adding the shoebox thing and backed off when I > saw that I had to get in there and mess with the ECU itself. It would be > so nice if there were some sort of ³reader² that you could put inline > (some sort of passthrough connector) without messing with the ECU itself. > But that¹s probably asking way too much.

-- Neil n

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