Van update.

Well, it's a slow news day so far. I probably will not get reports of BTW's nefarious weekend activites until tomorrow or Monday, so I thought I would give y'all the latest on the diagnosis and treatment of my 2007 Ford E-250 van. Turns out I may have been a little rough on Ford. Dan, the service writer at Lilliston Ford, called me Thursday afternoon. They had gotten the new "brain" in earlier than expected and had already installed it. That was the good news. The bad news was that it was still out of spec and dumping in excess fuel which was going straight into the exhaust system, unburned, and sure to burn out the new catalytic converter. One of the mechanics ran a diagnostic test on the brain itself. At one test point where he should have gotten a reading of 7 volts (I think he said), it was only reading three. They then traced out a wiring harness going to the motor for the hydraulic pump that works my wheelchair lift. When they found where it plugged or coupled into the van's electrical system, they unplugged it. The brain's readings immediately came back into spec and it quit dumping gas. So, now, the Lilliston Ford people are in "consultation" with the company that installed all of the wheelchair related stuff (lift, door openers/closers, 6 way driver's seat, and wheelchair lockdown) to see if they can figure out how to get power to that stuff without screwing up the brain. All of the work so-far has been done on Ford's nickel under warranty. I believe this is about to get very "interesting." Meanwhile, my van remains in the shop. I hope to hear some good news by Monday afternoon.