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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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I have tunerpro and i put a tune on my 88 vette 383 and car started up but was running a tad lean. so i pulled the chip and did a return on it to richin it. then the car would not stay on. it would start and then turn off and the fans would kick on. so i put it back to the tune where it ran and still the same problem. i am starting to pull my hair out over this car. can anyone provide some incite?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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The chip is not installed correctly or the chip is programmed incorrectly. The fans coming on immediately means there is a problem with the memcal (Chip).
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Maybe be a little more specific.

What kind of eprom are you using?
What size eprom (27C128, 27C256, 27C512 etc.)?
Is it Flash or U/V erasable?
Which programmer are you using.
Are you offsetting or stacking bins to accomodate size differences?
Does it verify when programmed?
Is it oriented correctly?
Is the checksum updated or disabled?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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I am using the C2 SST 27SF512 with Moates burn2 programmer. i am using tunerpro RT and when i go to burn it i can select the 27SF512 chip so i think it is offsetting correctly.
I Verify it as well after i burn it and it is installed correctly.

how do i figure out the checksum the tune say it is 5C47 and it is not disabled. thanks for you help i am new to tuning
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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You are programming a 16k file onto a 64k chip. The bin needs to be at the bottom of the chip.

You could either stack your bin 4 times, or start programming at address: 0xC000 instead of 0x0000.
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