On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:06 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
....

> Is the OBD connector present and working? If not, find the wires and
> install one.  ....

> If OBD connector present, take it to a VW shop that does Jetta/Golfs
> etc. Even it it isn't present, see if one of those shops will work on
> it.

I don't recall exactly where in the harness the OBD wires are but if
OBD connector not present, finding the OBD wires could take more time
than expected, which of course means more $ (time spent finding proper
section of harness and unwrapping loom etc.) But, maybe they could be
easily found. An added bonus (assuming you have OBD1) is that you
should be able to read the blink codes. Handy for one w/o a code
reader. (worked for me)

Hopefully you will find a knowledgable and honest VW mechanic!

Neil.
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