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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.
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> Mark
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> Jim Felder wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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