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what is this behind the glove box
- Thread starter tunedportk5
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That would be the ECM for your computer controlled carb and distributor.
tunedportk5
1/2 ton status
is there a computer for the trans
pauly383
Daddy383
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is there a computer for the trans
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No , not until much later (1990's) . The trans your year would have lockup and overdrive , but no computer . Even on tuned port Camaros there were no trans computers until the 1990's . /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
is there a computer for the trans
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No , not until much later (1990's) . The trans your year would have lockup and overdrive , but no computer . Even on tuned port Camaros there were no trans computers until the 1990's . /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
hmm, paul does my 86 have that? I have the carb on and it runs /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
Hossbaby50
3/4 ton status
It is the ESC (electronic spark control) box. If it is an 86 it might also control the carb.
It is not for the trans. It is for the distributor. It is there to retard your timing if the knock sensor senses a knock in the motor. Started sometime in the early 80's I believe. Maybe 81 with the new body design. My 85 had it.
Harley
It is not for the trans. It is for the distributor. It is there to retard your timing if the knock sensor senses a knock in the motor. Started sometime in the early 80's I believe. Maybe 81 with the new body design. My 85 had it.
Harley
pauly383
Daddy383
My box is still in the truck ESC only for ignition , my distributor is in the garage, luckily my model had a factory non-computer carb motor , fuse box shows it , but they are blank . Truck came with only the spark system . /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
pauly383
Daddy383
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hmm, paul does my 86 have that? I have the carb on and it runs
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Yes it is supposed to apparently in your model . Not all will have computer carbs , but all will have spark retard computers in our years /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
hmm, paul does my 86 have that? I have the carb on and it runs
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Yes it is supposed to apparently in your model . Not all will have computer carbs , but all will have spark retard computers in our years /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
Thats ESC AFAIK. Don't know of any 80's ECM that is that small.
I don't believe the ESC holder (that plastic piece) will work with an actual ECM, (even though the plastic looks physically large enough) but get that plastic piece from a TBI truck (people always leave those when they strip TBI off of trucks) and bolt it all in.
I don't believe the ESC holder (that plastic piece) will work with an actual ECM, (even though the plastic looks physically large enough) but get that plastic piece from a TBI truck (people always leave those when they strip TBI off of trucks) and bolt it all in.
How can we tell if the carb is computer controlled? I'm just about to dive into an '85. I'm patial to ripping off the original carb but would prefer a truck that runs to one that suffers from "cummunication issues". /forums/images/graemlins/woot.gif
Why did I ever sell that smog exempt government 1 Ton van? Grrr. /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Why did I ever sell that smog exempt government 1 Ton van? Grrr. /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
K5MONSTERCHEV
1/2 ton status
A feedback carburetor will have a mixture control solenoid on the side of it. Bunch of wires and crap to it also.
As well as TPS on the drivers side. MC solenoid is on the passenger side top front of carb.
Don't confuse the dual capacity carbs with the CCC carbs. Dual capacity looks like it has the mixture control solenoid because it has wires there, but does not, and does not have TPS.
Don't confuse the dual capacity carbs with the CCC carbs. Dual capacity looks like it has the mixture control solenoid because it has wires there, but does not, and does not have TPS.
tunedportk5
1/2 ton status
yea the ECM didn't fit in the plastic deal for the disributer, went to the junk yard today and found one from a TBI truck bolts right up. /forums/images/graemlins/woot.gif
xflatrater
Registered Member
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It is the ESC (electronic spark control) box
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It is the ESC (electronic spark control) box
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gravdigr
1/2 ton status
Hmm, on the subject of this post My 86 doesn't seem to have one of these boxes (I'll have to check) but the dist does have an extra plug that connects to nothing. I have no harness that will fit it under the hood. Can the dist run ok without that box or should I look for another dist?
