I did that on my 99 2wd 5.2 auto. It did not do anything except aggravate
me by having those two little lights staring me in the face. And the
odometer still works even before it is flashed. My guess is that the
computer has to match the odometer.
>From: "Mike's Dakota" <mikesdakota@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: "Dakota Post Message" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Got my Mopar Performance PCM!!!!!!!!!
>Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:49:05 -0700
>
>I was tinkering around the truck and the curiosity got the best of me. The
>dealer trying to set up an appointment to have my PCM installed and get my
>broken stuff fixed. The service guy who answered the phone said that they
>may not have to flash the PCM. So, I installed the thing just to kind of
>get an idea of what the lil silver box with the very serious looking
>connectors would do. Well, well, well.......damn......It does
>work.....better throttle response, even idles like it has more power,
>reduced dead spot. The only problem is that the brake and the ABS light
>lights up after about 3 minutes after start up. I guess the dealer will
>have to flash this thing. Does anyone know if it will do any harm in
>keeping this unit installed until I get it into the dealer for the other
>problems? Has anyone been this adventurous or um stupid as to do what I
>did? Thanks for any input!!!
>
>Mike G.
>Colorado
>1999 4x4 CC SLT 5.2 Auto
>
>
>
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