Griff,
Since I still really don't know what caused the overheating of the ICM that I would prefer to start with a cheaper one. If it immediately fries after installing it, then I haven't lost as much, and I know to keep looking for a problem elsewhere.
If it works fine, then I would probably get a higher end ICM and replace the cheap one and keep the cheap one as a spare. I am not really worried about installation time and effort as it only took me about 15 minutes to get the old one out and most of that was trips to the tool box. If I had the right wrench in the fist place I could have done it in a couple of minutes.
I also worry about rewiring to fit the 4 pin units. I am not a electrical novice, but wrong wiring will probably fry the new unit and thus my expensive investment would be up in smoke.
I was planning on getting an inexpensive 5 pin ICM so I didn't have to do any rewiring either. But, perhaps I should get a 4 pin and rewire for the cheap one, so that one can get fried instead.
One more issue. I can get a cheap one today locally, the more expensive ones I have to order online and they will take up to 10 days to get here.
Thoughts?
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Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted. -Anon
