[T3] I think I found my stalling problem!

[Mike Fisher]

Sold Keeth Colton a brain that fixed his fasty.
Also sold him a nice bumper that I should have put on my square!
He sold it to a buyer from Japan.

On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 4:43 PM Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> I had this happen to me 15 or 20 years ago, just died without warning
> coming
> out of work, no fuel pressure,
> Swapped brains and all was well, fixed the failed one and it was fine,
> that’s when Jim told me of this problem,
> Only problem ive ever had with a brain.
>
> Keith
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On
> Behalf Of Phil Ostronic
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2023 2:07 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] I think I found my stalling problem!
>
>
> > Again, for the group benefit...
> >
> > I can see physically one of the ECUs has a failed transistor; just as you
> describe, rust of the pins due to the porous spacer.  On one the can is
> actually tilted from the pin failing:
> > [img]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2266641.jpg[/img]
> >
> > Both ECUs respond to the terminal 19 grounding, so I believe both have
> the
> failed transistor.
> >
> > Jim, I could probably solder it myself, but I am leaning toward having
> you
> fix both (to avoid breaking anything while opening up the ECU cases), so
> watch for a separate email about that soon.
> >> ==================================
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 02:56:31 -0600
> >> From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> >> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> >> Subject: Re: [T3] I think I found my stalling problem!
> >> Message-ID: <6555D93F.24334.1FDE6F9 at jadney.vwtype3.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >>
> >> Yes, I can still do this. I'm afraid it's quite a bit of work, just
> >> getting to the transistors and sealing the brains back up, so it
> >> costs $50 per brain, plus shipping. If you'd care to send both at once I
> could take $10 off the second one.
> >>
> >> Before you go to the trouble of sending them to me, let's make SURE
> >> the brain is the problem. Have you checked the wire #19 connection in
> >> the engine compartment? Sometimes that gets disconnected and reconnected
> loosely. Do you know where that is?
> >>
> >> If that looks good, make SURE that shorting that connection to ground
> makes the pump run.
> >>
> >> If that works, when you remove the brain, short #19 in the brain
> >> connector to ground and verify that the pump then runs.
> >>
> >> If all those things work, that narrows it down the something, the
> transistor, inside the brain.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>> On 15 Nov 2023 at 20:12, Phil Hof wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jim,
> >>> I am answering for the group's benefit.
> >>> No, I installed a jumper and have been running it that way ever since.
> >>> I would like to repair both the failed ECU and a backup ECU's
> transistors.
> >>> Do you still offer this service and/or parts?
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> =================================
> >
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