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Subject:Re: Capacitor fix - what year?
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:26:12 -0500

At 10:56 PM 2/22/2000 , David Hunt wrote:
>Thomas Hanlon wrote:
>
>The "fix," if it is the AFM/ECU conflict/peculiarity, is an expensive wiring
>addition from the dealer, or, maybe, a $2.19 Tantalum capacitor soldered-in
>from Radio
>Shack, a special order item.  The number is RSU 11295961.  Technical
>information re: capacitor is courtesy David Beierl.
>
>I'm a little new to this.  What years and what engines does this apply to?

The specific VW service bulletin (was there a recall?  I think so) applies
only to Digifant, but the Digijet seem to suffer as well.  I don't know
about the air-cooled ones.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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