Another Casualty

[Len Sabatine]

   Many CPU fans run @ 12V. Maybe snag one from a small PC power supply, etc.
   Len

>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
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>
>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)
> >
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