

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:32:55 -0500 |
No, I hear the pump. I took the 7mm bolt out of the fuel tee to make sure there was fuel delivery, and there is. Jim On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:37 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Jim, do you hear the fuel pump running briefly every time the key is turned > on? Not all the way to start, just on? If pump runs, the distributor is a > reasonable bet. If you don't hear the fuel pump run for 1-2 seconds every > time you turn the key on it is NOT the distributor at fault. > > Used working dizzys often sell on Ebay for about $50. > > Mark > > > > > Jim Felder wrote: >> >> I just got back from walmart parking lot (oh, joy) where I took the >> loaner coil my local shop let me use for troubleshooting. Before I >> removed the suspect coil, I turned on the key and stuck a test light >> on the positive coil terminal connector to make sure it was getting >> power from the ignition switch. It wasn't the switch. So, I swapped >> out the coil (checking connections) and it wasn't the coil. >> >> So, I guess all that's left is the hall effect sensor. I removed the >> distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow >> morning. >> >> If it is the sensor, anybody have a used one or a used distributor? I >> just check around and they seem mighty expensive. >> >> Jim >> >> >> > > >
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »