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Engine - Heavy Chuggle and Surge

Number 82-T-104 Section 6 Date 10/84
Subject: DRIVEABILITY CORRECTION FOR HEAVY CHUGGLE AND SURGE - 35 TO 55 MPH

MODELS AFFECTED: 1982 4.1L EQUIPPED GRAND PRIX AND BONNEVILLE


A recalibrated PROM, EGR valve, EGR relay, and a wiring harness to install the relay are now available in limited quantity to correct this condition.

The following kit part #25522748 should be ordered from WDDGM and installed on the vehicle per the instructions contained in this bulletin.

NOTICE: All parts contained in this kit must be installed for correction, if not performance and detonation conditions will occur.

FIGURE 2 - ECM Connector Assembly:




FIGURE 3 - Assembled Relay Wire Around ECM Wire:




Procedure

1. Disconnect positive battery cable.

2. Remove ECM and housing from body kick panel.

3. Connect jumper harness provided to relay.

4. Solder splice jumper harness into the following wire leads going to the lettered ECM connector of the ECM harness; See Figures 2 and 3.

Note: Use only Rosin core solder for all solder splices.
ECM HARNESS CONNECTOR RELAY JUMPER HARNESS
Cavity Circuit Wire Color Wire Color

P 422 Tan/Blk Str Tan/Blk Str
T 435 Gray Gray
C 439 Pink/Blk Str Pink/Blk Str
A 450 Black Black

5.. Tape each wire splice.

FIGURE 4 - Wrapped Relay In Foam Sound Deadener:




6. Wrap relay in foam sound deadener provided, See Figure 4.

FIGURE 1 - E.C.M. Harness Assembly:




7. Tape jumper harness and relay to ECM harness, See Figure 1 for locations.
8. Install new PROM into ECM, reinstall ECM and housing.
9. Install EGR valve per Service manual procedures.

10. Reconnect battery cable.

For payment of warranty claims the following operation number time allowance and failure code should be used.

Operation Number: T5067

Labor Time Allowance: 0.7

Failure Code: 92

NOTICE: Individual parts and part numbers contained in the kit are being provided in the event an individual part is needed for future repairs.

Wiring Harness Jumper - 12043500
Relay - 25522747
Foam - 25522723
EGR - 17079799
PROM - 1226913