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My EEC is Freakin Out.

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I have an A9P in my 90LX AOD(no chip) If you touch the comp. while the car is running it will stall/die. It is also very warm. How hot is the EEC sup. to be. Ive been having temp. issues . detonation , check engine lights(ACT). I ran a ground wire from the EEC to the metal tab up in the pass. kickpanel and ALL probs. went away, Zero engine lights and dramatic drop in temps(auto meter temp. gauge)THIS LASTED FOR 120 MILES now it is running @ the 230-250 range with no engine lights???? IS MY EEC FRIED??? I NEED HELP.
 

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Possible bad ground -

1.) The main power ground is from engine block to battery: it is the power ground for the starter & alternator.

2.) The secondary power ground is between the back of the intake manifold and the driver's side firewall. It is often missing or loose. It supplies ground for the A/C compressor clutch and other electrical accessories such as the gauges. Any car that has a 3G alternator needs a 4 gauge ground wire running from the block to the chassis ground where the battery pigtail ground connects.

3.) The computer has its own dedicated power ground that comes off the ground pigtail on the battery ground wire. Due to it's proximity to the battery, it may become corroded by acid fumes from the battery.

4.) All the sensors have a common separate ground. This includes the TPS, ACT, EGE, BAP, & VSS

5.) The O2 sensor heaters have their own ground (HEGO ground) coming from the computer. This is different and separate from the O2 sensor ground.

6.) The TFI module has 2 grounds: one for the foil shield around the wires and another for the module itself.

7.) The computer takes the shield ground for the TFI module and runs it from pin 20 to the chassis near the computer.

8.) The computer's main power ground (the one that comes from the battery ground wire) uses pins 40 & 60 for all the things it controls internally.

See http://www.fluke.com/application_notes/automotive/circuit.asp?AGID=1&SID=103#volt for help troubleshooting voltage drops across grounds
 
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