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Re: Test Equipment


On 24 Aug 97, Martin Peitz wrote:

> Hi y'all
> I want to tell you about two great Test Boxes I bought at the Irvine
> Bug Meet in CA this summer. They are both original VW for testing
> the Fuel injection on any D-jetonic VW (type III + IV), and they are
> GREAT! You plug them between the ECU and the wiring harness and then
> execute all kinds of functions. Each and every fuel injection part
> is checked separately. One of the boxes just gives you a "good - no
> good" result, while the other gives you more details.

The one that gives all the details is not a Vw unit, it is made by 
Bosch and will work on any D-Jetronix car from Benz to Volkswagen.  
There were two models, early and late, the early one only covers 
early versions of the D.  The late one is the more desirable, I think 
it is distunguished by the upper knob calling out 4 trigger points 
(for the Mercedes V-8 D-Jetronix.)  There were various versions of 
each, the injector test switches in the best ones have a discernable 
"click" to them.  Mine does not have the click, and the switches do 
not always make positive contact.  The Bosch units are GREAT!

If the other unit you have is the one with three lights across the 
center (red, yellow, green??) then I think it was just for VW 
dealerships.  I only saw one of these once, and it struck me a pretty 
worthless, except for historical reasons.  I don't know who made 
these.

There were also a number of aftermarket units made.  I have worked on 
one that would actually run the starter.  Kind of cute.  These were 
used by non-dealerships.

These are nice purchases.  If you are satisfied with the good unit, I 
would be interested in the VW one.

 Jim
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       Melissa Kepner                                    Jim Adney
                             Laura Kepner-Adney
                         jadney@vwtype3.org      
                             Madison, Wisconsin
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