

| Subject: | Re: 84 Westy & ECU replacement confusion - help! |
| From: | Ed Berlett |
| Date: | Sat, 26 Jun 1999 11:24:56 -0400 |
There is a list member who does ECU repairs. Check the archives. It has been discussed just recently, (within the last month). Just search for ECU repair. Sean O'Neil wrote: > > Hi there, I have a 1984 Westy, 1.9L, automatic with digijet FI. My > mechanic is sure that the ECU is dead. It won't start. Fuel gets > delivered to the injectors but nothing at all happens after that. He > swapped th ECU out of another 84 he was working on into my van and it > ran perfectly. > > Here in eastern Canada (NS) replacement parts are too silly priced to be > taken seriously: > > $1,900 CAN for a new VW replacement, > $800 CAN for a rebuilt Bosch > > I have a listmember willing to sell me a good used ECU from an 85 but I > am concerned about one detail: > > My VW part # 025 906 021 > Listee's Part # 025 906 021 C > > Is there a significant difference? Maybe something about the difference > between 84 and 85? > > Please send advice ASAP as I am turning in my leased daily driver ( a 97 > Neon - yech) in less than ten days and I really really need a vehicle. I > disabled ya see and the thought of life without wheels if terrifying. > > It's also late June and the highlands of Cape Breton are a callin. Ah, a > single malt, a decent cigar, and the sliding door open to a beach on the > raw ocean. > > Please help. > > Thanks, Sean > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Sean O'Neil <soneil@ns.sympatico.ca> > > Sean O'Neil > <soneil@ns.sympatico.ca> > HTML Mail > Work: (902) 425-3607 > Additional Information: > Last Name O'Neil > First Name Sean > Version 2.1
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