Well, damnit, I just got back from the wreckers, AUD $150 poorer.
I plugged it in, it didn't work. Identical ECU except for a diode that wasn't in the manual version (this came from an auto version).
I plugged it in, expecting it to work, then nothing. Hmmmm.
Checked the fuse box. Nope, no fuses blown there.
Realized that there was another fuse box above that one, 3* 15A and 1 * 20A. Marked EFI and POWER. Hmmm... Checked each one, on the very last one... AHAH! Blown, and replaced! Turned the ignition... BINGO!!!!
Now, ubeknownst to gassavers.org, I had looked at the old PCB and noticed one diode that had half the cylindrical bit blown off it (note, this is a completely different diode than the one talked about above). I figured that was the problem, and there was another diode of similar size/shape left over from calibrating my digital tachometer. Feeling like a big hero, I unsoldered the old one and put the new diode in. I tried it, and of course it didn't work.
So, just to see what happened, I put the old ECU with the new diode in there to try again... guess what, that works too. Booyah!
I'm debating whether to return the old ECU or not. They offered me the whole car for $500AUD, and besides some buggered panels, it was in good nick. Had an A/C system in there too that I could have used to upgrade mine. Of course, more weight, more belts, less FE. But my wife would be happy. She likes AC, and hates my EOC with a passion, figuring that it is wearing out my starter motor really quickly.
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