Originally Posted by pawoSD

However, did you physically remove it and check for wear/dead spots on the surface? That thing can cause a lot of weird issues when worn....

I vote for that, or a malfunctioning EZL unit (on the fender)....as was mentioned earlier, it would be a cheap and easy swap with a junk yard one. In fact, the yard by me has two 190e 2.3's in it right now, I'm available to pull and sell/ship them if wanted.