[Gmecm] Olds 307 injection alive

[David Allen]

1988 Pontiac Safari station wagonhad a q-jet with an electronic advance
big-cap HEI on an an Olds V8.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <markus at happyhammer.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Gmecm] Olds 307 injection alive


> Chris,
>      I think the Distributor from your 307 is the one I need for injecting
> my 455.  Does it have the Electonic Spark Control?  And what cars
> would I find one of these in (makes my search through wrecking yards
> easier if I know what vehicles to look for.
>
>
>              Markus
> > Well, after several months of parts collecting and engine swapping, I've
> > finally put enough parts together to actually get the 307 in my '90
Custom
> > Cruiser to start and run with the MPFI Seville intake.  But I still have
> > several other dilemmas...
> > I'm using the Moates memcal adapter board with ZIF socket. I tried
putting
> > the PROM into the socket in the orientation the website tells you to
(pin
> > 1
> > facing away from the memcal side) but the ECM will not go into
diagnostic
> > mode or field service mode. When I flip the chip around, it will flash
12
> > with the engine off, so I figure I'm on the right track.  If the code in
> > the
> > PROM is corrupted or if it is installed incorrectly, will the ECM flash
a
> > code or simply not function? This is what it seems to be doing, but I'm
> > boggled as to why it only works in the opposite direction from the
> > "correct"
> > way.
> > Is there a time when the fuel pump relay will not be energized for the 2
> > second period with the key on, like when the PROM is misinstalled? I had
> > to
> > jump the relay to get it to work, but I didn't test for voltage when I
> > flipped the PROM around again.
> >
> > One more question: how close to the fuel tank must an external (Ford
> > truck)
> > fuel pump be plumbed? The fuel tank is rusty and I've got a 92 fullsized
> > wagon tank (with internal fuel pump) to go into it, but I've got to
drive
> > the car about 1/2 mile to my house from my barn (where there is no
> > electricity!) in order to cut the straps and torch the rusty fuel tank
> > bolts
> > out of there!! (after of course removing the fuel tank! :) ) So I'd
rather
> > hook the pump up to "suck" from the existing low pressure lines but I'm
> > wondering how quickly it will kill the pump.  Can I use the mechanical
> > pump
> > to prime the high pressure pump without a surge tank?
> > Thanks much,
> > Chris
> >
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