Neil, I suggest you spend a hundy and get Darrell Boehler to make you up that readout kit he puts together. Then you can see all the actual numbers for yourself and compare them to the specs in the Bentleys. That way you really know where and what your trouble is and can do something about it without guessing. John Rodgers "88 GL Driver wannabe (mine is broken...awaiting a fix) Neil Wigley wrote: > I had some trouble with low power and occasional stuttering. > > My mechanic said new ECU. Sent it to Darrell instead, who performed > some marvels on it and tested it. > > Now my local mechanic put in the ECU and ran his scope on it and says > there's a bad ground somewhere. He replaced it with another, and > there was no problem. > > Might the problem be with the mechanic or his scope? Or should I > trust the scope? > > Having gone the Darrell route, and recognizing that the alternatives > are do nothing or get a rebuilt for $400, I think I know what I'm > going to do, but I don't really want to learn the hard way (that > would be another three hours in Barstow and two in Needles). > > All free advice is welcome! > > TIA, > > Neil in '87 Westy which runs fine for the first hour, haven't tried > the second yet. |
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