One of those new generation usb chargeable ones?

Ab

> On Apr 1, 2020, at 10:42 AM, Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Adding a soldering iron to my on-board tool kit, thanks to you sharing your adventure!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Bell
> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
> 
> Yes the strange times did add a dimension to the event.
> 
> But golly, was so lucky to breakdown within pushing distance of work, and it wasn’t somewhere else.
> 
> God forbid it happened on a logging road.
> 
> Alistair 
> 
>> On Apr 1, 2020, at 10:05 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Bravo!  Congratulations!  And thanks for giving me something to look
>> forward to reading
>> during these strange times....
>> 
>> Steven
>> 91 Westy
>> 
>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 5:38 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I want that tee shirt :-)
>>> 
>>> Ab
>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 5:21 PM, stuartmacm@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Congrats Alistair! You fixed you Vanagon with a soldering iron!  I bet
>>> that's what ECU rebuilders do.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
>>> Alistair Bell
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 5:17 PM
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu
>>> smoking gun?
>>>> 
>>>> It worked!
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you very much mark for all your help.
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair
>>>> 
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>>>> Ok, did that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And apologies for the confusing way I noted results.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The board tested in orientation shown, the red tape and black marks
>>>>>> refer to the pin orientation and results.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From pin mark outwards, too and bottom, check mark means continuity,
>>>>>> check plus asterisk means brief continuity. Dash mark means no
>>> continuity.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Started with transistor leg on right. Marks on tape closest to pin
>>>>>> marks. Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in my head correctly, the pin marks
>>>>>> are too left 13, top right 1 Bottom left 14 , bottom right 25
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If that’s right, nine of your suggested pins have continuity to any
>>>>>> of the legs of the trans.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/3e721a30-3d1c-42e2-9f2a-19
>>>>>> 2eb14ad5a1.jpeg
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The transistor as I measured, right leg first, then middle then left
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/cb7b8634-ac9f-4345-b857-3a
>>>>>> 8a061a9e54.jpeg
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ab
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 4:17 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> For fun you could use an Ohm meter to see if that transistor
>>>>>>> connects to the ECU pin that drives the ignition coil.
>>>>>>> Put a meter probe on each of the three legs in turn and test the ECU
>>>>>>> pin(s) with the other probe.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I would look at ECU pins 25, 12 3
>>>>>>> to see if any leg of that transistor connects to any of those pins.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The driver transistor for the fuel injectors is the one I'm used to
>>>>>>> seeing a bad connector at.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>>>>>> That black component that had the one leg solder joint broken is
>>>>>>>> BUV37B
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Looked up and it’s , if I read it right, a power transistor.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Alistair
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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