Your right the problem is your mechanic. ECU's almost never
go bad.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Neil Wigley wrote:

> I had some trouble with low power and occasional stuttering.
>
> My mechanic said new ECU. Sent it to Darrell instead, who performed
> some marvels on it and tested it.
>
> Now my local mechanic put in the ECU and ran his scope on it and says
> there's a bad ground somewhere. He replaced it with another, and
> there was no problem.
>
> Might the problem be with the mechanic or his scope? Or should I
> trust the scope?
>
> Having gone the Darrell route, and recognizing that the alternatives
> are do nothing or get a rebuilt for $400, I think I know what I'm
> going to do, but I don't really want to learn the hard way (that
> would be another three hours in Barstow and two in Needles).
>
> All free advice is welcome!
>
> TIA,
>
> Neil in '87 Westy which runs fine for the first hour, haven't tried
> the second yet.
>