5ktq electrical problems update (not fixed)

Cody Cody at mail.craincorporated.com
Wed Sep 24 18:46:12 EDT 2003


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>>> The other half of that question is, where are you grounding your
>>>meter for each of these measurements?
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>> Various spots. Battery obviously to the neg terminal, anything in the engine
>> compartment I usually go to the intake manifold or cylinder head. Inside the
>> car either bat neg again or...
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>Try doing your voltage measurements using one consistent ground location
>for all of them.  That will help identify any grounding problems.

Ok, from now on I'll stick to the intake manifold and the battery (can't reach battery from engine compartment!).

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>Also, I'm not convinced that running your EFI power feed off the
>ignition control systems circuit is a good idea.  Wouldn't it be just as
>easy to give it its own fused circuit?

Well like I said I did do another identical 5k the same way, but just for you I'll go ahead and give the EFI ECU its very own key on power, and I'll even label the wire the "Huw Power" wire, hehe. Probally do that later tonight or tomorrow.

-Cody

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