[Engine] Can I transfer an injection pump from a non-ECU DW8 to a DW8B?

[kenbw2]

One of the main differences between the DW8 and DW8B is that the DW8B has an electronic advance, controlled by an ECU which reads data from a MAF sensor, and maybe some other sensors (I'd love to know what else).

That said, I have a Bosch pump attached to my 1999 DW8 and in the event that I let go of this van and get another, I'd love to transfer my Bosch pump to the new engine.

Is there any reason I couldn't do that? Assumedly the ECU would serve no function after that too, and could be removed - could anyone confirm?

[nalonso]

Hi kenbw2:

I had a DW8 engine with the ECU broken for 3 years... it was a muxed Mk1, and the only issue I had was that I had no temperature reading in the dashboard, neither tachometer. In the pump I had only one wire connecting to the opening valve, and the electronic advance was unplugged... I should notice that the weather here is very hot, which means that the engine is running hot most of the time, so I didn't feel the loss of power. I should notice that the pump was a Lucas.... no experience with Bosch in DW8B. I feel that the only problem you will have is that the "check engine" light will be on...