

| Subject: | Re: New Digifant bogosity - <fwd> one possible explanation |
| From: | Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers |
| Date: | Wed, 8 Nov 1995 15:55:08 -0500 |
I'll look into this tonight and report. - Frank >From: <EAGAN@LOYOLA.EDU> >Date: Wed, 08 Nov 1995 11:28:45 -0500 (EST) >Subject: Re: New Digifant bogosity >To: fty@mcnc.org > > > Ok, this doesn't sound like the common miss that occurs after driving > at sustained highway speeds for awhile. that problem seems to have > been cured for me, by installing the updated airflow meter > harness. > > but, my 86' transporter seem to be suffering from this other > intermitant miss. it doesn't happen very ofter, but > when it does happen there is no missing it. > > i have traced the problem, (i think) to a connection in the > fuse box. > if you remove the fuse box from under the dash. > will drop down a little bit and you can look at the > backside where numerous wiring harnesses connect. > the individual harnesses terminate with large multipin > connectors that plug into the back of the fuse box. > > there is one usually colored white that is close to the > center. this connector is some how related to power > for the FI computer or fuel pump relay power or something. > i havent traced with the diagram because i lent my bently book > to someone who has forgotten to give it back. > > if you gently pull this connector off. look at the connector > and there a little number stamped next to each female connector > look at number 15. i have noticed on numerous occasions that > connection number 15 some how overheats or builds up resistance > and caused a problem with the FI system. if there is a problem > with the connection the plastic surrounding pin 15 is usually > burned or even melted. i have had good luck with trying to clean > the corresponding pin that 15 connects to with on the fuse box > with emory cloth. but cleaning the female part of the connection > is really hard to do because it is so small. > i will later replace the connector it's self but you need a special > tool to remove the wires fron the inside of the connector. > so i'm still working on the problem. > > forward this to the list if you can, because i think i > sent it to you only. > > i don't know if this helps or not but i figured > i'd throw it out to everyone. > >patrick > 86 transporter. > \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ Frank Terhaar-Yonkers High Performance Computing and Communications Research MCNC PO Box 12889 3021 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2889 fty@mcnc.org voice (919)248-1417 FAX (919)248-1455 http://www.mcnc.org/HTML/ITD/ANT/HPCCResearch.html
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