I've had three gas Vanagons in addition to my diesel Westy, which is the only one I still have and it has just shy of 400K on it because it RUNS. The others had myriad electrical/computer problems that either caused or contributed to the demise of the vehicle. The Carat, I bought new in 1990. I could not put up with the niggling engine management problems on any of them. Jim On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 7:33 PM Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote: > If you go to the site and click the “install time” tab you’ll see that it > will cost an estimated 10-12 hrs for an experienced VW mechanic’s first > time install and 8 hrs for a VW mechanic that has already installed this > system. An amateur home mechanic will need 14+ hrs. > > I checked the Samba forum a few weeks ago to see if people were sharing > their experiences. Most people had to do extensive tinkering past the > initial install, but were pleased with the results. At that time there > weren't any stories of people giving up and going back to Digifant, though. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 17, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I'm happy with my diesel westy, but I might have kept my Carat if I had > > this: > > > > < > > > http://www.gowesty.com/product/electrical/23981/gowesty-engine-management-system?v= > >> > > > > Ultra-pricey but probably a great idea for people with good waterboxers > > whose Digifant electronics are going bad. > > > > Jim > > |
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