Re: 1226870/1227165 conversion

[romans@starstream.net (Romans, Mark)]

You probably need to recalc the checksum, what it's doing is seeing a
checksum error and running in limphome.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kopp" <jkopp@direcpc.com>
To: <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:41 PM
Subject: 1226870/1227165 conversion


> Need some help with a strange problem.  I recently converted from a
1226870
> ECM to a 1227165 to obtain the faster baud rate in order to help with my
> tuning education (1226870 just way too slow).  I was fighting a no start
> problem with the conversion when I realized that the '86 Vette chip
> (BUB1726) was a VATS chip so I tried a '87 F-body chip (ACXZ1122) and it
> fired right up.  I compared the chips in Tunercat and deducted that I
should
> start with disabling the VATS option on the Vette chip and try it again.
> Car starts with the Vette chip now but it does something very strange.
The
> CEL flashes at a steady rate and each time it comes on the car stalls for
an
> instant - kinda sits there and surges evenly.  I'm new to this and have
> learned a lot by sitting back and soaking it in - you all are geniuses.
Any
> input on this one?
>
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