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Posted by water buffalo
- July 23, 2013, 10:54:33 AMGreetings,
I am a new owner of a '99 1500 Drifter and have recently encountered a problem with my ecu. I first experienced a problem with the bike cutting off when I tried to accelerate around a dump truck that was about to back over me. I managed to avoid being crushed but the bike immediately cut off when I hit the throttle. I did a little reading and tracked the problem down to the "down sensor" not being mounted properly. It seems the former owner or his mechanic forgot to remount it when servicing the battery or installing some other wiring. A couple of weeks later I noticed that after being shut down for awhile, it wouldn't start unless I cycled the main ignition several times until the FI light would go out. After I had to do this for about 15 minutes following a trip to the parts store, I decided to try to track the problem down. I was a little impatient and didn't wait til I got home to consult my service manual and wound up hitting the signal wire to the ecu, which is supposed to provide a 4.4v signal, with 12v directly form the battery. (I know..EPIC FAIL) 
Now that you have some backround, the question. Is my ecu destroyed and if so, will the 1071 from a '00 Nomad work since mine is a '99 drifter with a 1064?