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Date:         Mon, 1 Dec 2008 01:17:05 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
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Well, since I last whined about this Australian masterpiece of an ECU, I've done a little research, but more importantly, my son's installed a freebie from the internet called DOSBox and it's spozed to let you run DOS programs from even the new Vista system. Well, he got the laptop to communicate with the Haltech(something we haven't been able to do for like 3 years) and after checking a few things out, we find that the Throttle Position Sensor never reads above 30% and shortly after that drips to zero. I guess the MAP sensor allows the engine to run at some level, but I have in my hot little hands a new TPS and will be installing it tomorrow night and hopefully after re-calibrating it, we'll have peace and good once again. Then we can program the idle air control and fool with the coolant maps and cold start primer.

BTW, there is a guy named Matt who calls himself the "Hit Man" and he's out of Penrith, and his website and an email or two has brought a lot of light to the problems I'm dealing with. Haltech has been helpful too, but not like the Hit Man. Maybe one more update once I get it all fingered out

DM&FS

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