In a message dated 10/31/03 12:15:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM writes:

> Let me pose a hypothetical to the list:
> I'm familiar with the instructions for 'reprogramming' the ECU after the
> power has been disconnected.  These instructions imply that the ECU will set
> itself up for the type of driving that is being done.  That further implies
> that there is a possibility of getting 'best performance for conditions' if
> you were to 'program' the ECU based on anticipated 'most of the time'
> driving conditions.  EG:  I'm planning on a long trip at highway speeds and
> conditions, so just before I pull onto the freeway I stop, disconnect the
> battery for a couple of minutes, reconnect it, start up, pull onto the
> freeway, and proceed with my trip.  When I get home and know that I'll be
> doing all my driving around town for the next few weeks I repeat the process
> but go about my normal 'in town' driving patterns.
> Now, for those of you that better understand to way the ECU works, would
> what I just described make any difference, good or bad?
>

if you are talking about a vanagon, then what you are describing doesnt have
any effect. batteries are disconnected all the time, it doesnt throw the
vanagon's ecu off.. where did you hear this?  maybe for a '03 eurovan, but not a
vanagon..

chris