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Melissa & Jim wrote: > > Which workshop manual came in 25 volumes? I have some Bosch workshop > manuals for the D-Jet that comes in multiple volumes, each one for a > different make of car. One volume covers 311,411, and 914 > D-Jetronic. Up to about 1968 there was a repair volume for every car and different model years. I have about 10 of these. >From 1968 to ~1973(?) the repair manuals are arranged by subjects like "Fuel System" covering every car (incl. K70 as the only water cooled). I have about 16 of those, but there are about 25. I have two of the Fuel System ones. One is a 1973 update. They probably are similar to the BOSCH ones you mention, which I don't know. > The early Bosch tester was the EFAW 193 S 10. It had two rotary > switches arranged left/right. It could be adapted to the late cars > with the Bosch EFAW 243 adaptor: I have never seen one of these. This is the one I have. But I don't have the adaptor (doesn't seem to be very necessary) > The late bosch tester was the EFAW 228. It had two rotary switches > arranged up/down. This is the one I have. It is shown in the 1972 > fourth edition of the Elfrink FI tech manual. Volvo, Porsche, and > M-B came out with D-Jet cars in 1970, I think. > > BTW: The newer one was made by Grundig, which is > > a big german Radio+Stereo manufacturer. > > Are you referring to the three light tester? Interesting. The three > light tester is shown in the Bentley manual, VW 1218, pg 4-21. > A part number ASE 000 050can be made out on the front panel in the > photo. Yes > > At least some of the ECU > > boards were made by Texas Instruments in Germany. A colleague worked > > there at the time and told me about their production problems in the > > beginning. They were producing up to 90% junk in the beginning and > > had problems getting enough output. Maybe thats why the D-jetronic > > was first available only in the US. Germany got it only a few month > > later. The real VW manuals also give wiring diagrams for each model > > year and version and have an interchangability list for the FI > > parts > > This sounds like my Bosch manuals. Probably same thing.