

| Subject: | Re: Update on my ecu issues |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:10:07 -0700 |
I am not sure if this will help or not... I came across this suggestion ... Unscrew the ECU and turn it 90° and retighten it. It could be something to do with the way the connector sits in its slot. On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 8:47 AM Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com> wrote: > First I have to say again, this last week after my work on the ecu last > weekend…the van ran sweetly. I mean I couldn’t stop talking about it to > anyone that would listen. I was over the moon. > > Yesterday I thought I’d look at the harness connection to the ecu and > especially the ground wire from it to body. Long story short… couldn’t see > any issues. Decided at this time not to add anither ground. > > So I reseated the connector and… van cranks no start. > > Reseated again , starts and runs but high idle ( I’d say 1500) but Tach > bouncing around 3500. > > Was texting all this to David B. Both of us puzzled. Of course we > suspected solder joint failure on a pin or two in the ecu where the > connector attaches to board. > > Out comes the ecu and more examination of the board. I didn’t take the > mother/daughter arrangement apart. I was afraid if doing damage to the > ribbon connector etc. > > Found another iffy solder joint on board , not at the connector. But > reflowed it anyway. > > I didn’t reflow the connector pins to board. My skills fall short for such > small connections as those. > > Reconnected ecu…. No go. Reconnected again…it goes, nicely, sweet. > > Btw I did clean the connections and sprayed de oxit. > > Good friend Greg, the replacement foil guy, has a d code Ecu that he has > gone over, he’s giving it to me today and we will see what happens. > > Oh and when the van is running right, I can move the ecu around and twist > and tug and no change in running. > > It’s annoying but I think it’s gonna work out ok. If the symptoms persist > after the ecu swap then I’ll go back into the harness connector and examine > much more closely. > > But right now I do suspect the ecu . > > Alistair
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