[Vwdiesel] Passat electrical woes (update/question)

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  I was just about to order that ECU on ebay then it hit me while 
conversing with Val.  Is there any safety function on the '96 
Passat which would shut off power to the stop solenoid, as a 
safety feature?  Such as no oil pressure, etc.
  Anybody know?  I'd sure hate to put in a replacement ECU just 
to find out it's an input problem rather than a processing/output 
problem.
    Loren