Monday, August 28, 2006
Fool me once...
Remember that starter relay that had been sticking for a while, but started working again? Well, now it's stopped working again. So I replaced it with a brand new relay.
Unfortunately, the Dart still will not start. It seems the Megasquirt is resetting itself. I'll check the connectors to be sure it isn't just a loose crimp joint, but I may have to install some sort of noise filter on it. I suspect, as I've got an old mechanical voltage regulator, that the voltage level may bounce around enough to reset the ECU. When Chrysler's engineers designed the Dart's electrical system, they didn't expect anyone to use it to power digital controls.
Unfortunately, the Dart still will not start. It seems the Megasquirt is resetting itself. I'll check the connectors to be sure it isn't just a loose crimp joint, but I may have to install some sort of noise filter on it. I suspect, as I've got an old mechanical voltage regulator, that the voltage level may bounce around enough to reset the ECU. When Chrysler's engineers designed the Dart's electrical system, they didn't expect anyone to use it to power digital controls.
