1227730 vs 16198262 ECM

[Jennifer Rose]

At 03:09 PM 2/21/98 -0800, you wrote:
>A 198? Corsica w/ 2.8 MPFI showed up at a nearby yard.  It has an ECM
>that's not quite the 1227730 that I expected.  Instead, it has a
>16198262 - which looks just like a '730.  Is the 16198262 a service
>upgrade/swap for the '730?  Or is it an oddball ECM used in only a few
>vehicles?  The label on this one implies that it is a remanufactured
>unit.  Could it be a (repaired) replacement for the infamous cold solder
>joint '730's?
>
>               unsigned long BinToBCD(unsigned long i) {unsigned long t;
>Ludis Langens     return i ? (t = BinToBCD(i >> 1), (t << 1) + (i & 1) + 
>ludis at cruzers.com            (t + 858993459 >> 2 & 572662306) * 3) : 0;}
>
>Hi Ludis	

	Would expand on the cold solder joint complaint for 730?

Thanks Vance