PhoenixRPR
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- Oct 9, 2002
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San Diego,
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Note: The communication below comes from my father, who is ASE certified and a lifelong electrician. If any of you can help me prove to him the caps affect the idle circuit, I'd greatly appreciate it. And yes, I have read the 5-6 links around vfaq on the subject.
Under normal circumstances he capacitors should NEVER leak. Not 7 years not 70 years. Electrolytic caps (in this case used as p.s. filter caps) are more likely to explode upon receiving over capacity. This could be from a faulty alternator proving in excess of 17 volts for an extended period of time. However the circuit is diode protected. In 10 years in the auto parts business I have found that the computer is rarely the problem. It is however the easy choice part of repair for shops and dealers who want the quick answer and the big sale. There is a place in northern California called python injection. They sell reman computers and fuel injectors. The techs there can hook up the computer and tell via computer printout if any circuits are bad. I used them often when I was in the business. This saved the customers hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
If you can show me by schematic diagram that the capacitors in question affect the idle circuit if bad and show me that they are indeed bad. Then I can easily replace the caps for you. Replacing the caps is within my technical parameters and is an easy job for me if u hand me the computer. However I will not do that unless I am shown 100% proof positive that they are bad and that they affect the idle circuit. I must see a schematic diagram that proves that fact. Not conjecture by eagle talon owners.
Under normal circumstances he capacitors should NEVER leak. Not 7 years not 70 years. Electrolytic caps (in this case used as p.s. filter caps) are more likely to explode upon receiving over capacity. This could be from a faulty alternator proving in excess of 17 volts for an extended period of time. However the circuit is diode protected. In 10 years in the auto parts business I have found that the computer is rarely the problem. It is however the easy choice part of repair for shops and dealers who want the quick answer and the big sale. There is a place in northern California called python injection. They sell reman computers and fuel injectors. The techs there can hook up the computer and tell via computer printout if any circuits are bad. I used them often when I was in the business. This saved the customers hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
If you can show me by schematic diagram that the capacitors in question affect the idle circuit if bad and show me that they are indeed bad. Then I can easily replace the caps for you. Replacing the caps is within my technical parameters and is an easy job for me if u hand me the computer. However I will not do that unless I am shown 100% proof positive that they are bad and that they affect the idle circuit. I must see a schematic diagram that proves that fact. Not conjecture by eagle talon owners.
