| Subject: | Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun? |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:32:06 -0700 |
Hey Bruce, Yeah, a spare ecu. There has to be some good deals out there on them. And it was a team effort, I’ll say it again, I would have been despairing without this list. Alistair > On Mar 31, 2020, at 7:09 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > > Truly sounded like brain surgery to me. Hope to have a spare ECU in my > parts supply stored in my van in case of sudden failure. > > Very amazed at the team effort and the level of knowledge out there. > > BT > >> On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hurray Alistair! >> >> Amazing! Truly amazing. And, like many others I’ve saved this thread for >> future reference. >> >> But, not all messages came through. >> >> For example what T-shirt? This may be important! >> >> Now, I certainly hope everyone’s van runs perfectly, but I’m looking >> forward to the next group effort! >> >> I urge folks to reply all and keep the info coming to all of us. >> >> Alistair you are a rock star! >> >> Eric >> >> >> >>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 8:43 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> Right on Alistair. Nice to know an ECU can be saved like that! >>> >>> Kind of late to ask but when soldering, did you use a heat sink on the >>> leg of that transistor? >>> >>> At the group: is use of a heat sink even needed on a transistor of >>> that size when soldering it? >>> >>> Neil. >>> >>>> On 3/31/20, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> >>>> It worked! >>> >>>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 5:04 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> No, bottom left is pin 25. >>>>> Pin 25 is the ignition coil trigger from it's driver transistor. >>>>> That check mark for the middle pin of the transistor appears to show >> that >>>>> your bad solder joint is for the pin 25 signal as hoped. >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil n >>> >>> VE7TBN >>> >>> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt >>> >>> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 >>> >>> VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >>
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