Date:         Fri, 25 Dec 1998 22:39:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Dave Caston <DavidCaston@COMPUSERVE.COM>
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From:         Dave Caston <DavidCaston@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      Highway "flooding out" problem update/solved
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Hello listees,
About 3-4 weeks ago, I solicited help regarding a problem of the injectors
firing too long which eventually caused Vinnie to run richer and richer
until he flooded out and stopped running. First it was at highway speeds,

then it progressed to 5 mins after idle.  Well, we trouble shot and
replaced in this order:
Fuel pressure regulator-(helped but didn't solve)
Plugs, cap,rotor (they were so fouled by fuel & the rotor need it anyway)

Ignition module-helped for a while and then Vinnie died while mechanic was
standing right over the engine compart. It was like I turned the key off,

really.
And then following Bently, checking the pin outs, we concluded, to my
angst, that it had to be the ECU.
Before parting with big $$'s I followed several LM's advice and checked the
temp sensor for functioning and O2 cable for kinks/shorts but didn't find

any.
With the help of a list member (thanks Carl) I was able to obtain an ECU @
low $$.
Installed the ECU and  ran Vinnie around town and on highway, it seems as

if the problem is solved.
(Now my O2 sensor light has come on and it is time to replace it as well.)
Thanks to all of the help for this problem. Information is power and there
is plenty of great info on this here list. Wish I had found it much sooner
that I did. I could have been saving a bunch of $$$.

Only thing is now that my MPG has dropped 3 miles or so/gal. Any
suggestions here?

Dave, Sherrie & an 85 GL Westie named "Vinnie"
Hangin' in  Allentown, PA
"The wheels on the bus go round & round (hopefully)!"