Rusty ECU
So I pulled the ECU out of the tray and found the bottom of it has some rust on it. It doesn't appear to go through the metal, but in order to make sure it is sealed and to keep it from corroding, I'd like to put something on it. I was thinking about smearing a coating of GE Window & Door silicone on it. Any thoughts on this??? Should I keep it as thin as possible? Or should I glop it on? Would it possibly cause any heat issues? And should the thing be completely air tight??
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Here are some pics of an ECU that was corroded by mouse piss -- It still works just fine!
When remounting to the tray, I like to use a couple of washers underneath the mount tabholes to boost the harness end of the ECU up a little -- then you can easily extract the harness connectors for ECU swaps when troubleshooting.
When remounting to the tray, I like to use a couple of washers underneath the mount tabholes to boost the harness end of the ECU up a little -- then you can easily extract the harness connectors for ECU swaps when troubleshooting.
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A customer brought that machine in for some upgrades, and to get it running again after winter storage. He was long gone when I pulled off the plastic, so I sent him those pictures.
The baby mice had also been teething on the harness wires! I also found some rather fresh droppings, so those rascals must have scooted away while he was loading his trailer.
Yep if you live in the burbs, get a cat. My cat hates meeces to peeces!
The baby mice had also been teething on the harness wires! I also found some rather fresh droppings, so those rascals must have scooted away while he was loading his trailer.
Yep if you live in the burbs, get a cat. My cat hates meeces to peeces!