Another Casualty

[rr]

Should be able to run a small fan. The +5v runs most of the ECM internals.
Can always get a small 12v fan. That might be better.

BobR.

Gonyou, Jeremy (.) wrote:

> There's the 5V reference...I wonder if a fan would be too much load for that.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Programmer [mailto:nwester at eidnet.org]
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:08 AM
> To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> Subject: Re: Another Casualty
>
> Yeah--maybe one of those chip cooling fans...is there a 5 volt source inside
> the ecm ?
>
> Lyndon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gonyou, Jeremy (.) <jgonyou at ford.com>
> To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 5:28 AM
> Subject: RE: Another Casualty
>
> >
> > Yeah, it was about 90 yesterday.  My ECM is not underhood, but is
> underdash.
> > After work I got in my car and everything fired up fine, but wouldn't run
> on my socketed memcal.  I tried about a dozen combinations of known good
> chips and memcals - nothing was conclusive.  I replaced the ECM *and* memcal
> and everything is fine now...I'm just not %100 sure what happened.
> > I'll go with the overheating thing for now...
> >
> > Thanks for the help, guys (and the sandwich jokes).
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> > Bit of incriminating evidence:  I usually leave the memcal cover off for
> quick prom changes.  This probably didn't help.  Yesterday I put velcro on
> the cover so I don't have to operate a nut driver to take it off.  Maybe a
> fan would be a good diy project?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Programmer [mailto:nwester at eidnet.org]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:21 PM
> > To: gmecm at diy-efi.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.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gonyou, Jeremy (.) <jgonyou at ford.com>
> > To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 11:17 AM
> > 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)
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> > > To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
> > > in the body of a message (not the subject) to
> majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> > To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
> > in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> > To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
> > in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org
> >
> >
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
> in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
> in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org