In a message dated 5/16/2003 1:32:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> Me again, did all the test on Bentley, they indicated bad hall sensor and
> ECu, replaced both. Got rebuilt ECU from Ken, still no spark. I smell fuel
> but no start. I have power to coil. Coil tested good, replaced anyway and
> still no spark. I am running out of money and ideas. I tried swapping the
> relays in black box to left side of engine compartment and while prying 
> them
> out with screwdriver make a spark-key was off. Could I ruined on and this 
> is
> the problem. HELP PLEASE.
> 

       Sid, check the 5 amp fuse in the black box just to the left of the 
thermostat housing, that is the fuse for the ignition coil.  Also make sure 
all wires to the ignition coil are in good order.  I just had a problem with 
mine.  The two green wires fell off, corrosion at the terminal ends, stripped 
back the wires to expose good clean wire, dipped the wire in liquid solder 
flux to remove the oxidation, crimped on two new terminal ends.  The male 
terminals on the ignition coil were also so corroded I had to remove the 
ignition coil, remove the male terminals from the distributor, clean them, 
clean the terminal ends of the black wires and coat well all connections with 
dielectric grease.  Cleaned & POR-15ed the ignition coil, ignition coil 
bracket and relay box bracket also while I was in there.

Cheers��

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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