TreeSeeker wrote:
Griff,
I am unable to find a Mopar part for the ECU, but there are several others ranging in price from $8 to $40. Any recommendations?
Rock Auto ECUs for 1978 Dodge
Or should I just go to my local Napa store?
Careful using "ECU" ... there's a lot of very different components called that. (At CarQuest, I had to step in when another counter person kept telling a customer, "Older Dodges don't have ECUs." Correct in the modern sense of the acronym.) It causes less confusion if you just say ignition module or ignition control module. (It's okay in this case because we all know from context what you mean.)
Leeann mentioned getting an OEM module (probably Mopar Performance) from Mancini Racing.
Will check there and other possible sources and get back to you.
In the meanwhile, not NAPA and other parts stores ... almost all of them sell aftermarket modules. Especially not Rock Auto, I've never dealt with them and don't have a good impression of them. (My opinion and may be invalid.)
Have you tried the parts counter at nearby Dodge dealers? Tell them for a '79 Dodge B200 or D200. The modules were essentially the same from early '70s right up until Chrysler switched to computer controlled engines. The differences were relatively minor four versus five connector pins and the very important six versus eight cylinder engines.
BTW - counter people's brains tend to lock up if you mention "motorhome." That's why I said to say B200 (van) or D200 (pickup).
Also, have you tried local junkyards?
