Originally Posted by AlanRubin
Yep. It's an old trick. PCs with Floppy drive, IDE, and SCSI headers on
the motherboard. When the plug holes would wear. In order to keep the
floppy, or HDD working after plugging and unplugging it so many times? We
just spread the pins apart, and it was fixed. I applied the same fix to the the
ECU pins, and the car has been running ever since.
I used a plastic pry tool, inserted it between the pins, and spread them
apart. EVERYTHING has gotten better. I used to have slow cranking, and
ever since this was done, cranking has been much faster now, all the
time. I suppose it had something to do with the current sensor inputs
to the ECU, or whatever other signals regulate battery charge. I have
a volt meter in the dash that is always on so I can see where the battery
is. IT was 12.4, to 12.6 before I did this, and now it's been as high as
12.8 before starting. The ECU does regulate battery charge based off
the current sensor, and defaults when it does not see the signal. So,
whatever that issue was, it has been so much better.
I just remembered how I used to fix PC devices when the plugs got
bad, and I just figured, WTF, I know it will work, just don't know for
how long. It's been a month or so since. I mean, you could just go
buy a new FDD or HDD cable, but when one was not available, you
did what you had to do. Plus, you aren't just fixing an ECU header by
simply replacing it.
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