On 4/16/10, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> I think there are about a half dozen parts every Vanagon should carry on
> board, assuming that Vanagon is used for trips. Even people who don't do
> all their own work should consider carrying them since failures often
> occur traveling at night or on weekends when parts can't be purchased.

>
> Here is my basic list:
>
> ECU (2.1)
 ......

Mark. No Bentley close to me.

For the weekend warrior attempting an ECUswap, is there a period of
time one should wait after disconnecting battery, before disconnecting
and swapping ECU's?

Pretty sure there is for the Jetta ECU. Like 45 seconds or something.

Neil.

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