My local junk yard (pittsburgh, PA) found a used one in New England and
got it for me for $100.  A lot better than $500.

On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Karl Wolz wrote:

> 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.
> >
>