Engine Computer Connector
My ECM has 2 connectors, a 14 way connector and a 60 way connector. The 14 way connector was compromised by techs prior to, or early in my ownership, probing the wire insulation. Eventually wire...
Forum Discussion
The vehicle is an 89 dodge van.
i can pull the DTC's by doing the 'key dance' and counting flashes of the check engine light. I know OBD1 scan tools can reveal more information and might look into acquiring one
While the connector design is poor , my issues began by tech's piercing the wire insulation right next to the connector.
I first discovered the issue about 10 years ago when deep in Baja, and noticed a hole in the wire insulation with some green corrosion poking out. When i touched the wire, it broke.
I had no real choice but to drill through the back of the socket through the end of the connector, strip the wire, insert it through the connector to be sandwiched by pin and socket. I was lucky to have drill bits and a drill with me.
I was foolish for not acquiring a newer connector upon my return, or perhaps seeking out a connector Down there, but the vehicle drove fine. Over the years 3 more wires suffered the same fate.
yet I still did not seek out a new connector.
I had suffered some random stalls again years ago and wound up splicing new wire onto the old damaged wire and reinserting new wire, yet I still did not goto a junkyard for a newer connector. as i should have.
So many many reinsertions where lots of reseating pressure occurred.
I am not sure the current flowing through these wires. They range in thickness from 20 to 14 AWG.
I'm in total agreement about the problem prone connections, but my current issue has to be the pin/circuit board solder connection and not adequate electrical contact between pin and socket.
i can pull the DTC's by doing the 'key dance' and counting flashes of the check engine light. I know OBD1 scan tools can reveal more information and might look into acquiring one
While the connector design is poor , my issues began by tech's piercing the wire insulation right next to the connector.
I first discovered the issue about 10 years ago when deep in Baja, and noticed a hole in the wire insulation with some green corrosion poking out. When i touched the wire, it broke.
I had no real choice but to drill through the back of the socket through the end of the connector, strip the wire, insert it through the connector to be sandwiched by pin and socket. I was lucky to have drill bits and a drill with me.
I was foolish for not acquiring a newer connector upon my return, or perhaps seeking out a connector Down there, but the vehicle drove fine. Over the years 3 more wires suffered the same fate.
yet I still did not seek out a new connector.
I had suffered some random stalls again years ago and wound up splicing new wire onto the old damaged wire and reinserting new wire, yet I still did not goto a junkyard for a newer connector. as i should have.
So many many reinsertions where lots of reseating pressure occurred.
I am not sure the current flowing through these wires. They range in thickness from 20 to 14 AWG.
I'm in total agreement about the problem prone connections, but my current issue has to be the pin/circuit board solder connection and not adequate electrical contact between pin and socket.
