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Subject:Re: Changing the ECU on 85 Vanagon
From:Caston/Payne
Date:Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:02:34 -0400

>    Thanks for all the suggestions on how to solve my intermittent
>stalling and poor running problems. One suggestion was to change the
>ECU.  Although this is  probably the most expensive option, I happen
>to have a spare ECU (the  original for my 85 van which we thought was at
>fault one time but was'nt  whentrying to find a previous problem, the heat
>sensor).   Before I switch the ECU, which seems easy enough, can any
>one  please tell me what to watch out for? (I will buy Bentleys manual
>soon).  Thanks

1-Make sure that the key is off before pulling and replacing.
2-Make sure to properly screw down the bugger, there is a ground associated
with it I think.
Later,

Dave & Sherrie
Williamsburg, VA
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