Date:         Wed, 12 Apr 1995 10:11:01 -0400
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From:         conkaj@aur.alcatel.com
Subject:      Help! My Bus is BrainDead!


the other option is to go the old carburetor route.  my local 
vw mech-a-bud is always proposing that i replace my brain with
a carb.  altho the gas mileage may suffer a bit, i'm not getting
much better than 17 in my '78 2000cc, so i doubt that i'd lose 
much if any.
i replaced my brain about five years ago for around $550 new,
so your quote is probably on target.  i've never tried the old
junkyard route, but it sounds like that is a viable option. 

oh yeah, and when i replaced my brain it was because i was 
experiencing similar herkie-jerkies to what you described.

may you rumble again soon!!      


andrew

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