DirtyDiesel
SDD Junior Member
My 7.3l is down. It started with a fuel leak and let a local shop fix it. The changed the fuel filter housing and everything was good for about a week. Then one day out of the blue, the engine just died going down the freeway, managed to get it off onto the surface streets and it fired back up after some shaking. My truck shook like it was pumping air out for 30 or 40 seconds and fired back up. I figured some air had been trapped somewhere and finally worked its way out. Next day, truck just died like I shut the ignition off. It fired right back up again. It died and fired up again a couple of times over the next couple of days. Worked a job and went to leave, truck fired up and died rolling out the parking lot. Again, fired right back up. Pull around the corner and shut the engine down. Then went to restart and and nothing. Engine cranked and cranked but would not fired up again. Called the shop and they sent a tow truck, sat around their shop for a week. Finally after a visit, they determined it was the ecm. They tried to read codes and received a connection error. After pulling the ecm, they said it was going to be $800 for a replacement.
I quickly scanned the internet and found prices from $150 to $200 to either rebuild it or replace it. So, I told them what I found, and after a call an hour later, the shop said get one and they would install it, BUT it would $400 for the install and programming.
Needless to say I towed the old truck home and its been sitting ever since. Now I have a little bit of funds and decided to do it myself.
After reading about the camshaft sensor, decided to change it just in case.
My "wait to start" doesn't illuminate so I figure the ecm is bad. After tons of research, I cannot find an ecm for my '95 at a decent price. I think I've figured out that I can go a different year and it will work.
Now, my question is...
As long as it is an ecm for an automatic 7.3L turbo it should work? I have found a '97 ecm with calibration code of 690A.
Anything else to worry about?
Thanks
I quickly scanned the internet and found prices from $150 to $200 to either rebuild it or replace it. So, I told them what I found, and after a call an hour later, the shop said get one and they would install it, BUT it would $400 for the install and programming.
Needless to say I towed the old truck home and its been sitting ever since. Now I have a little bit of funds and decided to do it myself.
After reading about the camshaft sensor, decided to change it just in case.
My "wait to start" doesn't illuminate so I figure the ecm is bad. After tons of research, I cannot find an ecm for my '95 at a decent price. I think I've figured out that I can go a different year and it will work.
Now, my question is...
As long as it is an ecm for an automatic 7.3L turbo it should work? I have found a '97 ecm with calibration code of 690A.
Anything else to worry about?
Thanks