50 cent mod... NAH...
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From: Temperance, MI
50 Cent mod... forget that after repeated failure 
. I invented my own "double hole mod" 
You can see that there just about the same size, if anything they fit better then the quarter did
The washer isnt much thicker then the quarter is but its just thick enough that there is no doubt in my mind this should eliminated my problem for good. It is a much tighter fit then the quarter was
You can see its a snug fit side to side
This is just another angle
. I invented my own "double hole mod" You can see that there just about the same size, if anything they fit better then the quarter did
The washer isnt much thicker then the quarter is but its just thick enough that there is no doubt in my mind this should eliminated my problem for good. It is a much tighter fit then the quarter was
You can see its a snug fit side to side
This is just another angle
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From: Reed Point, MT
Instead of beating around the bush here.....
You say nothing is broken and nothing's out of place when using quarters.
You do realize that your problem IS NOT connector retention and you WILL have a terminal continuity failure again, and again, and again as long as you keep NOT fixing the problem, right?
You say nothing is broken and nothing's out of place when using quarters.
You do realize that your problem IS NOT connector retention and you WILL have a terminal continuity failure again, and again, and again as long as you keep NOT fixing the problem, right?
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Instead of beating around the bush here.....
You say nothing is broken and nothing's out of place when using quarters.
You do realize that your problem IS NOT connector retention and you WILL have a terminal continuity failure again, and again, and again as long as you keep NOT fixing the problem, right?
You say nothing is broken and nothing's out of place when using quarters.
You do realize that your problem IS NOT connector retention and you WILL have a terminal continuity failure again, and again, and again as long as you keep NOT fixing the problem, right?
While I was in there I pulled all electrical connections apart but not before I made sure they were tight. All seemed to be in good shape with no evident burn marks. If I have the problem again, Ill fix it again. If it is terminal continuity and everything seems to be in check that Ive look at where should I start looking then? And what would be fixing the problem right?
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From: AL, Reform
this sounds like a bad vch i had a 99 250 i was working on, it started to run bad, i did the .50 on it it worked for a week, did the same thing for the next 3 weeks i pulled and checked ever wire from the idm to the injectors could not find a thing wrong. put new vch uvch on it and 2 months later it has run like new. for what ever reason the idm could reach the injector but my meter would not show any problems, and i have a very good fluke meter. i say new vch uvch and see what happens.
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I too suspect a bad harness.
For what its worth, in addition to the "improved" harness, I have heard of dealers using zip ties to wire them together.
For what its worth, in addition to the "improved" harness, I have heard of dealers using zip ties to wire them together.
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I think cleatus and Matt are right. There's no way I'm having problems with the connection now it's solid and I know it's right. As soon as I can I'm going to get a new uvch. I found them at riffraff for about 40 dollars. Should I replace the gasket too? Or just the uvch and call it a day. And also do both sides at the same time too.
Thanks for the pic mark
Thanks for the pic mark
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Got it thanks for the help guys I would have been chasing a ghost with out you once again.
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The UVCH all comes as one piece. the crud you see on the white wire is some kind of sealant from original manufacture. The problem was the gap. I'll post something here, but don't everybody freak out - here's a Dorman harness right next to an OEM harness, and the OEM is attached to the valve cover gasket with the 50₵ mod.
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From: Reed Point, MT
I ONLY buy stuff from the dealership because I'm very persnickety. However, I did notice the other day that NAPA offers, in their line of "OE Solutions", a newly-released valve cover gasket/harness set that completely did away with the internal connector (the problematic one). You might look into that.
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I ONLY buy stuff from the dealership because I'm very persnickety. However, I did notice the other day that NAPA offers, in their line of "OE Solutions", a newly-released valve cover gasket/harness set that completely did away with the internal connector (the problematic one). You might look into that.