David;
        Why so many fried parts should be the main question! What is your
alternator putting out?

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 06:37:45 -0400 The Gunnings <ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET>
writes:
..
>before noticing burnt wires.  Further checking revealed burnt fuel =
>injection relay and, ultimately, a burnt smell coming 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 take a rocket =
>scientist or brain surgeon to take a peek into an ecu.  Popped the top
>=
>and, sure enough, there is an obvious burnt thingamajig inside the
>ecu.  =
>But it looks like only one burnt thingamajig.  So now I seek an ecu.
>It =
>appears that original ecu was made by Bosch, which my limited =
>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 =
>replacement, if there are any out there and if I can find one.  A used
>=
>but functional ecu would be ok.  Anyone out there who has such a used
>=
>Bosch unit and is willing to sell or trade, please let me know.
>Thanks.
>
>David Gunning=20
>
>RR2-Box 985i
>Lovell, ME 04051
>
>
>P.S.  Anyone out there know how those "Wolfburg Edition" 1.75 inche =
>buttons attatch to the body?  Love to replace 'em with silver vw =
>buttones, instead.
>
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>85&nbsp;vanagon 1.9=20
>with 192,000 miles.&nbsp; Ran great for 121 miles&nbsp;then began
>having =
>
>electric twitters.&nbsp; Rebuilt starter before noticing burnt =
>wires.&nbsp;=20
>Further checking revealed burnt fuel injection relay and, ultimately,
>a =
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>smell coming from the vent hole of the ecu.&nbsp; After checking
>around =
>and=20
>finding nobody willing to check-out the ecu, I decided, that, hey, It
>=
>should not=20
>take a rocket scientist or brain surgeon to take a peek into an =
>ecu.&nbsp;=20
>Popped the top and, sure enough, there is an obvious burnt thingamajig
>=
>inside=20
>the ecu.&nbsp; But it looks like only one burnt =
>thingamajig.&nbsp;&nbsp;So now I=20
>seek an ecu.&nbsp; It appears that original ecu was made by Bosch,
>which =
>my=20
>limited understanding suggests may be the preferred unit to run.&nbsp;
>=
>Anyone=20
>out there willing to let me know if there are different ecus, such as
>=
>others=20
>made by vw, which will work for my 1.9?&nbsp; I think I want a
>Bosch=20
>replacement, if there are any out there and if I can find =
>one.&nbsp;&nbsp;A used=20
>but functional ecu would be ok.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyone out there who has
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>Bosch unit and is willing to sell or trade,&nbsp;please let me =
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>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David Gunning</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>RR2-Box 985i</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lovell, ME 04051</FONT></DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P.S.&nbsp; Anyone out there know how
>=
>those=20
>"Wolfburg Edition" 1.75 inche</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
>size=3D2>&nbsp;buttons=20
>attatch to the body?&nbsp; Love to replace 'em with silver vw
>buttones,=20
>instead.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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