[T3] Goin' to hell in a handcart!

[Dave Hall]

My new Golf alternator cost 440GBP ($715) fitted by the dealer.  So, the
satisfaction is that I diagnosed it correctly.  They did wash the car and
vacuum it as well.  It's still eye-watering when it was probably only a $20
rectifier unit.

Do you have the CAM BUS connection and software for the newer VWs, Jim?  I
heard that from the Mk 5 on a different protocol was needed, rather than the
earlier VAG-COM one, though the plug is the same.  The old connector was
maybe $15; the new one with the software around $270.

Cheers,
Dave.

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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 06 January 2013 05:19
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Goin' to hell in a handcart!

On 31 Dec 2012 at 14:57, Jim Adney wrote:

> We've had a few weeks of electronics nightmare in our house. It's like 
> everything decided to break at the same time.

Well, instead of getting better, it just got worse.

This noon, Melissa and I were out running errands in the 2011 Diesel Jetta
when, over the course of ~10 seconds, the engine lost power to the point
that it could no longer move the car; then it died. 
Restarted easily but was still weak and died again. Restarted weakly again
and died right away. Waited 1.5 hours for a tow to the dealer, but when the
tow driver tried to start it, it started up and ran normally. It was
actually a bit warmer today, so I don't think the cold (25 F) was the
problem.  

I'll put our scan tool on it tomorrow and take it to the dealer on monday.
Meanwhile, I'm leary of taking it anywhere....

Then, Melissa's desktop motherboard suffered the same fate as mine did ~3
weeks ago. Dell GX270, same make, model, and age as mine. 
That's really well planned obsolescense, creepy.

This is written on one of our 2 laptops. Hope those hang in there long
enough for me to build replacement desktops.

And, BTW, ATT DSL service remains spotty. Hope I can get tonight's Type 3
email responded to before it conks out again.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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