Re: What's the black box right under the hood on the driver'sside?

["Sean Clark" <sjclar00@hotmail.com>]

The mechanic who diagnosed my black box said he hooked up a testing device 
to it and got iffy readingsm, so he took it apart and noticed faulty 
cisuits, that how he figured out the box was probably the culprit.

-Sean

>From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
>To: "Victor Farren" <vfarren@smtp.cdie.org>, <sjclar00@hotmail.com>, 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: What's the black box right under the hood on the driver'sside?
>Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:35:12 -0500
>
>Actually, there is no simple 'test' for those. It's because KE is not
>digital, so it can do no internal self checking. You have to put it on a
>special testing rig that goes through a 'simulation' of a working engine 
>and
>puts it through all possible conditions, testing all inputs/outputs. I 
>would
>imagine the only rig of this type would be at the bosch plant where they 
>are
>made.
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Victor Farren" <vfarren@smtp.cdie.org>
>To: <sjclar00@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 2:29 PM
>Subject: Re: What's the black box right under the hood on the driver'sside?
>
>
>The big boxk that is labelled KE Jetronic is your injection computer, aka,
>the KE Jetronic computer.  Your best bet is to get one from a lister has 
>one
>from a known running car, or go to the junkyard.  I have heard of only a 
>few
>cases of these things going bad, but it does happen.
>
>How do you know your computer is bad?
>
>Victor
>
> >>> "Sean Clark" <sjclar00@hotmail.com> 12/13 2:20 PM >>>
>Sorry for putting the entire question in the subject, but that box, be it
>fuel injection control unit, ignition control unit, or whatever, is 
>screwed.
>   I'm wondering what it's exact name is (for a 88 Scirocco 16V)and also 
>what
>my best means of getting ahold of one would be (they are $1000 new).
>Junkyards or online parts broker?  I assume that all 16v rocco boxes would
>be the same.  Do I need to match model year, or just get a 16v box?  Any
>information would be great.  Thanks,
>
>-Sean
>
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