Another Casualty

[Programmer]

Probably why the mopar sbec/smec  is in the inlet stream ? Arghhh...
so my under hood 16168625 is gonna die ??

Lyndon.
----- Original Message -----
From: Len Sabatine <sabatine at epix.net>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: Another Casualty


>     I'd like to add to Bruces comment about under hood mounting of plain
>     Aluminum cased Ecm's. Better off NOT doing that gig. Starting with the
>     7727's , They were environmental hardened and sealed to withstand
>     the much harsher under hood noise and temp life. 7730's and the like
>     enjoy happier lives in the passenger compartment.  Hee he , direct
>    an AC duct hose at the Ecm , might keep it alive longer. [pun
intended.]
>    Len
>
> >Hahahaha.
> >
> >yes, they can go in an instant.
> >You can overheat say a driver, say in WOT.  Then the next time you get
the
> >ecm that warm again it fails fully.  In playing with P+Hs in a saturated
> >driver ecm, I did ruin several in different ways.  *Sometimes*, they (the
> >injector drivers) can fail at higher rpm, after overheating them.
> >Sometimes, instantly they go, go open.   A driven solenoid, can short,
and
> >then become heat sensitive, and in that way wipe out part of the ecm.
> >
> >Instead of reinstalling them, it's better to leave them just laying on
the
> >floor board so there is more airflow over them, and changing chips is
just
> >so much easier.   Mounting one under hood is just asking for trouble in
my
> >book (free advise)
> >Bruce
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >From: "Programmer" <nwester at eidnet.org>
> >Subject: Re: Another Casualty
> > > Really hot day there ?? This may sound funny--but pull your ECM and
stick
> >it
> > > in the fridge for an hour...and re-install it. If it fires up
> >fine...butter
> > > it, it's toast. Did you sandwich cost $7.30 ??
> > > Lyndon.
> >
> > > From: Gonyou, Jeremy (.) jgonyou at ford.com
> > > Subject: Another Casualty
> > > > So I go out to Wendy's to get a sandwich and when I get back my
Sunbird
> > > has a high idle, constant SES, and no ALDL comms.  I replaced my
hacked up
> > > memcal with a bone-stock unit, but the same stuff...limp home.
> > > > Is it just me...or did my ECM go out to lunch the exact same time
that I
> > > did?
> > > > Is this how the '7730s go, just all the sudden?
> > > > Jeremy (limping home)
> >
>
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