Hello,

Jim, I apologize if I came off like a lazy whiner.

I have had your site bookmarked for 2+ years and have read it several times! It was one of the first good insights I got on the whole EA ETA challenge. In fact I would say that good ole #24 inspired me to make a shot at fixing my ETA. I figured worse case I get a new or rebuilt one. The photos are awesome. I knew that when it was opened up I probably would not get hit by flying springs or have some insanely complicated widget fall out that would never find its way back in(if I found were it landed!). Your contributions here are awesome. I feel like a heel, being spanked by one of the people you hope will respond to a request. Arghhhhhhhhhh

What really stinks is that I KNOW the difference between an EA(module) and an ETA(throttle assembly). OH wellllllllllllll!

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The readaptation part of this project is confusing. I have tried at least 3 different plans with no luck. one was clearing codes(pin 8 & 14) then holding the button for 8-10 seconds to reset. key off 9 seconds, key on 10 seconds, then start. As a side note all my code gathering and resetting has been done with the very COOL homemade code reader I built using plans from JimF and Arthur Dalton on this forum!! Another plan I tried after I had the battery disconnected for a couple of days was key on for 2-3 minutes(or more some say) then start. Yet another was a complicated driving scenario which I printed and followed with no luck. I may be off in some of the above numbers but I have them saved so when the time came I could refer back.

Maybe it is time to head in and have someone use the MBZ scanner to do its magic! Dang, it feel like the end is so close, some stupid thing I have overlooked, a crossed wire, that sticky WOT switch, the cable adjustments.....

On the other hand it has been one of the most interesting car projects I have attempted! With forums, MBZ CD's and AllData there certainly has not been a lack of good information. Yikes! I think I just wrote my obituary on this deal.

Not really though!!!

Take Care............I gotta go take a spoon out my A_ _ !!
Tom