seems like about once a week i take on something i haven't the foggiest of how it works etc.
but i am successful just often enough to blind me to the fact i have no business doing it
this box went bad on my cummins and i loved what it did. so i am going to look for any obvious loose wires etc. i got nuthin to lose
http://s98.photobucket.com/user/billhedges/media/10403121_1060621140630278_4018361020507232033_n_zps5a11fcc3.jpg.html

 

that photo should be a VAN AAKEN box
i think i found one inside one of those fat connectors. the wires have this black rubber stuff holding the wire ends inside the plug and one of them has a tiny crack and seems loose.

 

i hosed everything down with a can of QD electronic contact cleaner
now i am trying to figure out how to secure that wire in that plug

 

the equivalent replacement starts at $650 (smarty jr)so i dont think i am gonna be beating on this thing with a hammer anytime soon.
i did contact the manufacturer in the UK via email
i doubt anything will come of it but it is worth a try.

 

I'm at a loss as to what you're actually working on. Is it a module or a programmer or a code reader?

 

CAN-BUS CONTROLLER

 

here is the email i got from vanaaken,

Hi William
Many thanks for your message.
Regretfully we did not make the older units and the Company that did no longer exists.
Sorry we can’t help.
Kind regards

 

i found one for $125 from a guy i met on a diesel forum. i got my fingers crossed that it lasts
i sure do miss the better fuel mileage and that extra 60hp