Jeff, try this first. Open the black box at the front of the engine
compartment toward the driver's side. In it is a threaded metal stud
with some red wires attached to it. Check for +12 volts on this stud. It
should have +12 volts at all times. There is a common failure of these
wires as they are undersized for the apparent load.

Then check for +12 volts at the ignition coil, on the terminal with the
black wires. This should have +12 whenever the key is on, especially
during cranking of the starter. Check for +12 present during both
conditions.

Mark

van man wrote:
>
> sorry - its an 87 syncro digifant.  thanks for the
> quick replys im checkin it out now.
>
> Folks,
>
> The van wouldn't start out of the blue last Monday,
> plenty of crank but it seemed like no spark.  I order
> a new ignition coil before any testing cause of time
> and my old one was pretty trashed.  Still no start.
>
> So this morning I started doing most the ECU/Ignition
> test in the bently - everything seemed to check out
> ok.  I hopped in and cranked her up and vavoom - she
> started... for about 10 seconds then she died.  No
> start since.
>
> So I begin re executing the electrical tests and now
> it seems as if I have no juice getting the ECU harness
> whatsoever (no voltage readings at all when checking
> pin terms but battery has about 13 volts when I test
> it directly).
>
> Can anyone provide some ideas on where I should start
> to try and find out why I dont have juice to the
> harness???
>
> thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
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