Re: ecu's

[AlfaNeely@xxxxxxx]

     You are absolutely correct.  I had the colors of the computers backwards.  In my race car, I had to relocate the silver one from up on the side to clear the roll bar, so both now sit behind where the passenger seat should be.
     I have never had a black fuel injection computer go bad, but I have had two bad silver ignition computers.  Thanks for the Bosch part numbers also.  I will forward this to Alfa Digest also.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City



In a message dated 4/7/2003 4:02:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, oldpartsape@domain.elided writes:

> Hi Russ
> One mistake in your post about the possible bad ecu-the ignition computer is the silver one and the fuel injection is black.  The ignition ecu's (last three numbers 003)are all the same on L-jet spiders and the fuel injection ecu's change in mid '85 when the VVT solenoid was added (early-206, late-221).  The cirquitry changed to operate the solenoid so late 
> ecu's will work in early cars but not the other way around. 
> Michael/APE
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