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Subject:Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
From:mdrillock
Date:Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:08:31 -0800

Ok, that is a very early 88, first couple weeks of model year
production. Not surprising that it has the 87 wiring setup if it does.

Vanagon production was about 150,000 per year, most years, 10,000
-15,000 per month.

Mark

Jerry wrote:
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> On 2/11/09 6:05 PM, "mdrillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
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>> There are small or big mistakes in all of the sources of testing
>> procedures and wiring diagrams. The Pro Training manual is wrong in that
>> it treats all 2.1 years the same when they are not the same.
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>> Wherever that test for ECU pin 12 to FP relay pin 87 came from, it is
>> wrong to say Zero ohms expected. The actual expected reading depends on
>> the version of the 2.1 FI harness you have. If you look at the 1990
>> Bentley diagram you will see an important change to this area in that
>> the injector power comes from the FP relay instead of the ECU relay.
>> This change actually may have occurred earlier than 1990 and my old 1988
>> had the 1990 setup. It sounds like yours has the 87 type setup. What are
>> the last 6 digits of your vin?
>>
>> Mark
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