Car not starting

Gotta love that wiring . . .
BakersChoice
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider

Re: Car not starting

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Ok thanks. I will check this out and report back. I will also check the wiring on the back of the ECU, specifically on the pin 28 and see if maybe the wire got ripped out or is making a bad connection.
BakersChoice
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider

Re: Car not starting

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Solved!

Pin 85 wasn't making its ground through the ECU, so rather than swap out the ECU, I ran pin 85 to ground via a new wire.

Thanks for all the help everyone.
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider 2000
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Re: Car not starting

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congratulations!!!!
There is an old saying "before you give up try to remember why you started" Enjoy your ride.
BakersChoice
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Re: Car not starting

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I like it!

Now time to clean up this wiring I did, clean up the floorpans, and fix my top installation, the hold down cables I had broke so rather than order some new ones online I bought 7 feet of cable and am going to do it myself.
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Your car is a: 1976 Spider 1800
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Good job..!

Doing stuff yourself is always the most rewarding IMHO.
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BakersChoice
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider

Re: Car not starting

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Yep, it's a satisfying feeling for sure. I wouldn't trust a mechanic in my area to work on it and not charge me a lot, and being able to work on the car yourself is one of the most enjoyable things about these cars.

It's my daily driver so it's good to have a car again.
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