need stage 2 install help
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need stage 2 install help
I just recieved my stage 2 upgrade packacge and started to install it. first thing i undid my computer and installed new computer and when i went to turn car on..... smoke from computer. I turned it off and decided to put my old computer back in and did. now it doesnt work. car wont turn over at all. I have no idea what happned. does the old computer need to be reprogrammed since i had dissconnected it? I checked all fuses and relays, all good. there are no burnt wires or anything. Is there an inline fuse i dont know about between computer and fuse block? all pin connectors are in correct position and nothing is misaligned. I dont understand what could have happened. all i did was unplug one computer for another and now neither works. hope someone here can help.
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RE: need stage 2 install help
Your old computer is programmed/flashed at the factory....did you disconnect the battery before starting the install? If not, that's a possible reason for the stray electrons.....
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Exactly! Before you do anything, disconnect the negative battery cable, let it sit for a few minutes, step on the brake a few times, re-install original ecu/pcm, then hook up battery again.
Good luck.
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RE: need stage 2 install help
Only thing that comes to mind is that maybe the connectors weren't fully seated. Have you called the 800 number on the instructions? The Mopar guys have shown a williness to help that is fantastic.
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RE: need stage 2 install help
another note. the idiot lights in the dash. oil, abs, and check engine lights all stay on even if key is out of igniton. its a 94 neon srt-4 by the way. would a new computer smoke because of a break in? doesn't sound right to me. didn't smoke till i tried to start car, not when i hooked battery back up. and they are idiot connectors, cant get them on wrong. so now im out my car and a computer. no warranty on computer no matter if its factorys fault or mine. says that on the instruction sheet. right now im not feeling too good about my stage 2 upgrade.
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I haven't taken my SRT-4 ecu out yet so I don't know if there are the usual pins on there, but I have bent pins on other vehicles doing a ecu mod. You'll want to be careful of that.
