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·Hi folks,
Well the brain came in on Wednesday morning as planned. I took my chances and drove Spooky down to the auto parts store thinking I would make the swap there. Opened the new ECU and shook it. It sounded like it was filled with marbles. You could literally rotate it and hear things falling around in it. $222, I don't think so! My keen sense of mechanical knowledge told me this was not the unit I wanted to stick in my 77. I told them to hold off for a while. I contacted the local Z car club to see if anyone had a spare brain that I could borrow for a few days to confirm that is was the problem. Got to drive around for about an hour before the quitting started happening again. So after it would set for a while I could start it and head home. Got right in front of the house and tapped the ECU for the **** of it and sure enough it quit. Should have waited until I had it in the garage before I tapped it. We have one of those rather long sandstone bumpy driveways.
On a lighter side, my wife seems to get a genuine joy out of yelling, "Go faster, go faster!" as I'm pushing her down the driveway to the garage. I love this car and I look forward restoring it, driving it and to the day when I can turn it off and start it for the **** of it.
Thanks again for all the help.
John
Well the brain came in on Wednesday morning as planned. I took my chances and drove Spooky down to the auto parts store thinking I would make the swap there. Opened the new ECU and shook it. It sounded like it was filled with marbles. You could literally rotate it and hear things falling around in it. $222, I don't think so! My keen sense of mechanical knowledge told me this was not the unit I wanted to stick in my 77. I told them to hold off for a while. I contacted the local Z car club to see if anyone had a spare brain that I could borrow for a few days to confirm that is was the problem. Got to drive around for about an hour before the quitting started happening again. So after it would set for a while I could start it and head home. Got right in front of the house and tapped the ECU for the **** of it and sure enough it quit. Should have waited until I had it in the garage before I tapped it. We have one of those rather long sandstone bumpy driveways.
On a lighter side, my wife seems to get a genuine joy out of yelling, "Go faster, go faster!" as I'm pushing her down the driveway to the garage. I love this car and I look forward restoring it, driving it and to the day when I can turn it off and start it for the **** of it.
Thanks again for all the help.
John