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[iduff at comcast.net]

So riddle me this: My 1995.5 S6 Avant simply stopped running last night. VAG-COM reports "Controller not reponding". Fuses in fusebox by knee bar in door opening all OK, as are the fuses in the relay box under the hood. Is there a fuse in the ECU? Elsewhere?
Driving along a city street, coming up to a stop sign, going perhaps 15 mph and slowing, the engine simply stopped running. No loud noises, no drama, the tach just went to 0, and we turned into a soap box derby car. Engine turns over fine (doesn't seem like a tbelt), all electrics seem to be running fine (doesn't seem like a bad ground strap), seems like a dead ECU, although that's a spendy part that I'd prefer to not have to replace, dontchaknow.
Ideas? Suggestions? Hunches?
-Ian Duff.