I'll bet you will be out cruising around in hopes you can surprise the hell out of someone at a signal light when the light turns green.

 

Moi? Never. Now the old 55 Meteor with the 272ci(?) 4 barrel would.

Well Fall has set in. A real big temp drop and wet so I am procrasticizing(sp). Will play with my little cars today.

 

It is cool here this morning also but the change has caused me to awaken with major arthritis pain.... A buddy of mine had a beautiful 55 Crown Victoria that was one of the best looking cars I ever cruised in as a teen... Those old Y block V8s all leaked oil like crazy but with glass packs and dual pipes the exhaust note was heavenly.

 

Don't they shot old coyotes when they get sick and old?

Hey my Meteor only had a single exhaust unfortunately. Who is that good looking young fellow anyhow?

 

You look like you need a black leather jacket and a cigarette dangling from the corner of your mouth... Just kidding Richie Cunningham.

 

I was past the leather jacket stage. I was grown up(19) and working at the time of that pic. Holy crap almost 50 years ago!!!

 

I was a disabled combat veteran at 19 and doing my best to be a kid again... I looked real good too.

 

Quite a difference.

 

I give up.

I have tried three times to install controller. I have no continuity when I turn ignition on go to calibrate. It is not lit either. I suspect it is the plug going up into harness not being pushed in all the way and I can't get it to go in farther.

Make me an offer and it will be in the mail ASAP.

 

Hi Black3sr

Could you post up a picture of the harness connector head?

Sincerely,
Panson

 

I trimmed the edges a bit so I could get it started into the female end of harness. I did not want to force it any more unless I got it stuck.

I did make sure to have it turned the correct way so the insides lined up.

 

Try plugging it in the other way....almost certain that'll fix your problem. And you'll know if you have power if the memory unit (so the box not the LCD) blinks red when you plug it into the OBDII port (assuming the battery is connected that is).

 

Thanks M$ for suggestions. First there is no light on the black box to blink. I just plugged it in and nothing.

Are you saying turn the one plug 180 degrees and try it? I do not see that working as the pins do not line up. Under the long row there is what looks like two pins(?) or something and I have those on the same side. I really don't see how this plug will go in far enough to make contact.



Maybe Panson and or A & J want to step in with some advice?

 

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Dremel with cutting disc and another one with a sanding drum and voila.

I shortened the plug by an 1/8" or so with cutting wheel. Then cut off the wing/guide things on the sides. Then sanded all the way around til it would fit snugly but be removable.

Calibration went rather easily - surprise eh.

Had to test drive eh. SP3 with my AT seems like a nice setting for older gentlemen.

No speeding tickets either!!

 

Older Gentleman??? Who are you letting drive your car that is a gentleman Wild Bill? I am really glad that you have gotten it figured out and hope that you enjoy it.... Check out the EC modes and the read out of the throttle position on the module... In EC5 driving on the white stuff that sometimes covers the ground up your way should be a lot less stressful when starting off from a stop.

 

Why myself of course.

I wonder if we could leave it in EC for a whole tank of gas? Would be interesting but then I bought this toy to play with not look at.

Winter driving may be different. Though here our streets et plowed so quickly not a lot of snow especially as soon as you hit a main street or one with a bus route.

This would have been one of the worse days on our street. Can't wait to see the look on the snows now that I am Swifted

 

I can't go through a whole tank without using the SP7 mode at least a little bit... I have done pretty good at staying in the EC5 mode this tank and have 347 miles on the odometer with a little less than a 1/4 of a tank still showing on the fuel gauge.. Right now it appears that this tank will yield an easy 5MPG increase in fuel mileage over what I would get if I was staying in the SP7 mode for the same percentage of mileage of driving that I have driven in EC5 mode.

 

I'm going to have to try that one of these days ec5 that is. Seems mine stays on sp7

 

Seems to me you get in those street racin situations and just have to up it to SP7. It goes to 7 Sheet I stopped at 5

 

Sheet happens.