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Old 09-08-2011, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake View Post
The weird racing issue to my understanding is due to that 'computer', though.

Also, just took it out of the car, and... the pins look like minature statues of liberty. They are so corroded that when I took a toothbrush to the pins, a massive pile of oxidation came off. Almost certain this box is bad, now...
I think I might come to just the opposite conclusion. If there was a great deal of corrosion on the connector, maybe the problem was just a poor electrical connection, and not a bad ECU.
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