Date:         Sat, 29 May 1999 06:27:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Subject:      Fwd: 87 Camper - engine cuts out on left turns
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Hi Volks,
    Randolph you jogged my memory. I experienced the ecu shorting to the
westy rear seat bracket. Jim Davis experienced cutting out on corners.  If
the black ecu cover makes contact with the seat bracket some ecus will stop
sending coil pulses.  I gave the ecu cover more clearance from the bracket
by sawing off  a chunk of metal where it sits near the bracket.
    To  see if this is indeed your problem lay the ecu loose on the floor,
insulated of course and go for a test run.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: Randolph Feuerriegel <RFeuerriegel@BC.SYMPATICO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 10:02 PM
Subject: Fwd: 87 Camper - engine cuts out on left turns


> Greetings
>
> I seem to remember a message someone once sent in on cutting out in
> corners. Turned out that the rear seat frame or brackets would touch &
> short out the ECU under the seat on certain corners. Not positive about
> this, but check the archives. Some folks have discovered tape around
> part of the seat frame to prevent this.
> --
> R.Feuerriegel
> 88 syncro
>