Anyone in the know regarding the correct ECm to buy for my sons' 1990 E150 302? Or do you get the right number off the computer when you pull it?

I have never been able to get his truck to run/ shift smoothly, so I'm going to go with a new computer. As I've posted in the past he has all new ignition components and no codes, just like another post I read on here.

Ebay shows a couple different suppliers and #'s for the 1990 5.0 standard cargo.

Thanks for any help. Or suggestions where to buy.

He still loves his old shorty so I keep working on it.

 

Try this link first, Vanner. Maybe you can save the one in it.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...e-problem.html

jim

 

Hi again Jim, good to see you are still here.

Yes I definitely will take it apart (can't help myself, lol) and see what's going on in there.

That is another of the fine reads available here.

I just wasn't sure what numbers people look for. Or even VIN numbers right?

 

I'll have to check with my son, he is my goto guy for everything Ford related. The numbers on the old ECM are the best guide.

 

I just looked outside, it's starting to rain again, so I don't have to rush.

I learn something every time I sign on here and have the urge to go check it, try it or do it.

Cash flow is the only thing keeping the flleet down right now.

 

I don't know if another ECM will solve the problem but this just might..
http://www.becontrols.com/index.htm

 

I reconditioned the computer with capacitors from the 'net'. I actually was surprised I got it back together and working. It is shifting a bit smoother, but I feel a miss. My son is jumping on the road tonite to Washington with balding tires, a rough running truck (in my opinion), and an incomplete registration due to not getting a smog check.

I suspect it is the last time we'll see the van because I am not paying for a long distance tow from two states away. The folly of youth.

Edit; oh yeah, the brake warning light keeps coming on.