No fuel AND no spark!  Brain dead Vanagon.  Another example of good "Carma"
that VW's I've owned have had--all breakdowns were close to home, some even
in the driveway!

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 9:37 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died - FOUND IT

The connector was popped off the ECU by the jolt when I drove off the curb.

SOMEONE (I) didn't seat it fully when he (I) swapped out the ECU when trying
to located the source of hot weather steep uphill grade shutdowns last
summer. I'll have to have a talk with him (me).

Scott asked whether I considered the possible risk to the propane tank when
I drove off that curb. Scott doesn't understand that I'm not nearly as
bright as he hopes I should be. I concur.

By all accounts I should have mashed the oil pan or exhaust bits when the
rear tires hit the street. There was no damage anywhere on the underside, a
minor miracle considering the height of the curb. (It looked less tall when
I approached it last night -- no excuse, I'm just
sayin'.)

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.