ECU sits in puddle

[schuylkill]

Is it normal for water to puddle around the ECU? First off the location of the ECU seems unlikely, it is really exposed to the weather. Is there a problem with the cowling on my 2004 that every time I check it is in about 1/2" of water? The water lays on the van's center side of the ecu, the ecu acts as a dam. I don't think this is a good condition. Maybe there is weather stripping missing on the cowl?

[VStar650CL]

More likely clogged cowl drains.

[schuylkill]

The guy I bought it from had the ECU wrapped in a plastic bag of some sort, maybe that is what is blocking the water flow. I'm going to remove the bag and see if water can then flow under the unit. I moved the ECU to get clearance for installing the timing chain cover, that helped a lot. Not disturbing the rtv on install is a pain in the butt! Why don't they make a gasket?!

[chefnee]

Sorry to be late to the party. That is correct. I've only seen small puddles. If it starts to puddle more and more, there is a clogged drain somewhere. I've take my cowl off plenty of times for various fixes and replacements that it blocks.