David;
        Man, I forgot all about this problem.  If you know which end of a
soldering iron to hold you can fix this one yourself. After you open the
ECU you will see a couple of large components. In my ECU they tried to
minimize vibration damage on those parts with big gobs of silicone. The
wire leads break their solder bonds and must be reheated/soldered.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
For Sale: 61 AustinHealey Sprite(not Bugeye);Daily driver $2500

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 20:19:10 -0800 David Dustan <ddustan@WOLFENET.COM>
writes:
>Well I think we finally came to a bit of progress on the problem with
>my '86 Vanagon dying shortly after
>starting.
>
>Over the last couple of days we have:   Checked engine compartment
>wiring
>                                Replaced the TEMP II sensor
>                                Checked for grounds, etc.
>
>Tonight we found the wiring to the ECU was fine but removed it from
>the bulkhead under the seat and
>the bus started reacting to various angles that the ECU was tipped.
>If the ECU was tapped lightly the
>engine would die.  I think this sounds like the culprit.... so soon
>maybe I'll have my ride back!
>
>Thanks to everyone here that has given me input on this.  I've learned
>an awful lot and I can't think of a
>better support group.  So pass the prozac and if a new ECU will do the
>trick (or not) I'll let you all know.
>
>Many, many thanks!
>
>David

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