Eplebnista

I am a relative newbie, but I am under the impression that LH and EZF failures in 85 and 86 cars are not that common.

I am trying to keep a lid on my acquisitive instincts and keep my spares collection under control. In saying that, I should probably disclose that I had an 85-86 parts bin with parts in it before I actually had a car. This should clue you in on my inclination.

Of course, whether a spare is worth getting is highly dependent on the price. However, if these are pretty robust, the space and the money are likely best applied to some other thingamajig.

Thanks

stealth

Spares of each came with the first 86 I bought, so I have spares, but the only use I've had for them is convenient swapping between stock and aftermarket chips on the rare occasions I need to compare. Probably not worth purchasing unless a screaming deal like $100 for both.

John Speake

My experience is that the LH2.2 are very reliable unless abused.

The EZ-F do fail, this is usually a problem with the synch circuits that detect the missing tooth on the timimg ring.... but even then their failure rates are nothing like as common as the later LLH ECUs.

JHowell37

My '85 came with a bad LH. Took months to diagnose the problem as failure on '85-'86 models is not common.

Rich9928p

Most LH and EZF failures are repairable unless there is water damage.

GregBBRD

Agree 100%. about the LH. Something pretty much has to "short out" for one of those to fail.

Not sure I've ever seen a bad ignition box....