Send it to listmember Darrel Boehler for an analysis/rebuild for a hundred
bucks or so.  Super easy to work with.

midwesty@MIDWEST.NET for info.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Sean O'Neil <soneil@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:24 AM
Subject: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney

> My mechanic says the ECU is dead in my 84 1.9L wasserboxer. Prices in my
> part of the world (east coast of Canada) range from $500 Can up to $1900
> Can from the dealer. He knows I can't pay that kind of money.
>
> So I spent the better part of last night cruising the archives for
> possible alternatives. I found several but the most intriging one is the
> following:
>
> J.C. Whitney
> SKU# 13ZX4336R
> Electonic Ignition Control Module
> "Replaces original perfectly. For VW with electronic ignition including
> 84-85 Vanagon 1.9L"
> $39.95 USD
>
> I called them this aft and spoke to someone in their tech support
> department. It seems that they cannot cross reference their sku to the
> proper VW or Bosch part number. Jeez, seemed like a reasonable question
> to me.
>
> So, has anyone tried this as an ECU replacement for their Digijet fueled
> 84?
>
> (we're pretty sure it's the ECU thats kaput because the mechanic swapped
> one from another 84 that he was working on and the my van ran
> beautifully. Put my old one back in and it didn't run period.)
>
> All insight and advice appreciated.
>