on 6/5/2000 6:37 AM, The Gunnings at ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET wrote:
New member. Just rebuilt 85 vanagon 1.9 wi=
th 192,000 miles. Ran great for 121 miles then began having electric t=
witters. Rebuilt starter before noticing burnt wires. Further ch=
ecking revealed burnt fuel injection relay and, ultimately, a burnt smell co=
ming from the vent hole of the ecu. After checking around and finding =
nobody willing to check-out the ecu, I decided, that, hey, It should not tak=
e a rocket scientist or brain surgeon to take a peek into an ecu. Popp=
ed the top and, sure enough, there is an obvious burnt thingamajig inside th=
e ecu. But it looks like only one burnt thingamajig. So now I se=
ek an ecu. It appears that original ecu was made by Bosch, which my li=
mited understanding suggests may be the preferred unit to run. Anyone =
out there willing to let me know if there are different ecus, such as others=
made by vw, which will work for my 1.9? I think I want a Bosch replac=
ement, if there are any out there and if I can find one. A used but fu=
nctional ecu would be ok. Anyone out there who has such a used Bosch u=
nit and is willing to sell or trade, please let me know. Thanks.
There is a fellow on this mailing list that rebuilds ECU's. Hopefully=
he will speak up or contact you directly.
New units are really expensive! If you can repair it,
Cheers,
Dave C.
Williamsburg, VA
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'85 GL Westy (His)
'91 Cabriolet (Hers)
that is the economical way to go.
You also need to try and trace the cause of the overload or you just might =
have it happen twice