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Subject:Re: start - won't sart - solution
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:37:46 -0500

Ahhhh!

JR

mark drillock wrote:

>The ECU is deeply involved with ignition in 1986 and newer model
>Vanagons with 2.1 Digifant. The signals from the hall unit go into the
>ECU and the ECU determines the timing based on that and other factors
>including the temp II sensor reading. It then pulses the coil as it
>deems appropriate. The ignition coil is driven by the ECU directly.
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>The earlier 1.9 Digijet system has a separate ignition module that does
>most of the work but this is built into the ECU in 86 and later Digifant
>models.
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>Mark
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>John Rodgers wrote:
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>>Eric, welcome aboard!!
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>>First off, your ECU is not a likely culprit in this case. You have
>>stated that you have fuel but no spark. The ECU controls the fuel
>>injection system and is not in the igintion circuit anywhere. If you had
>>any spark at all in the presence of fuel/air, you would certainly get
>>some kind of reaction from the engine.
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