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Subject:Re: Was: Engine electrical requirements? Now: WBX ECU Heat?
From:Mark Dearing
Date:Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:57:44 EDT

In a message dated 8/21/2009 2:30:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
musomuso@GMAIL.COM writes:

know on  some Vanagons, the ECU is mounted under the rear seat. Is it
covered? If  not.....

Am I increasing risk of ECU failure by covering it and  containing the heat?

hey neil  all the vannies from 86 to 91 had the ECU under the rear  seat  ,
yes it does have a cover over it. They were also prone to failure  mostly
due to the lack of cooling air.  later  mark  d