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- From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
- Subject: Re: Urgent! Engine rpm goes up to 5000! HELP!
- Date: 15 Nov 1992 21:50:21 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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- In a previous article, neves@anchor.cs.colorado.edu (NEVES RICHARD K) says:
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- >In article <1e6cb5INNp33@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer) writes:
- >>his should be different than yours, as his hasn't a computer control
- >>unit..but this isn't to dispute anything else here!
- >>
- >>DREW
- >
- >oooops. What VWs do have computers in them?
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- well..could be wrong, but i think that it is 89 and newer, but
- maybe 90, unless you have done modifications.
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- >
- >I heard Chrysler has this "doo-dad" that a consumer can buy. The
- >"doo-dad" is for those situations where the owner has difficulty
- >reproducing a problem for the mechanic. What you do is drive around
- >with the "doo-dad" and push a button when the problem occurs. The
- >"doo-dad" then records everything that was happening in a window of
- >time surrounding the button press. Presumably this provides enough
- >info for the mechanic to fix the problem.
- >
- >This sounds neat, do any of you think other manufacturers (including
- >VW) will have something like this?
- >
- >Rich
- >
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- DREW
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