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Subject:Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
From:neil n
Date:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:20:16 -0800

On 3/23/10, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 03:47 PM 3/23/2010, Dug Smith wrote:
>> > I don't know the WBX that well so was curious. Is this the Hall Sensor?
>>
>>Yup - the little box below the coil.
>
> No 'tisn't.  The Hall sender is inside the distributor.  This is the
> switching unit (Toyota calls them "igniters" which actually generates
> the primary spark impulse that drives the spark coil.  It's screwed
> onto the left firewall just forward (aft?) of the idle stabilizer module.
>

Oops. Was looking at "Hall control unit" P 28.28 Bentley, but wrote
the wrong thing.

Yes of course. Sender is on the distributor.

Thanks for the correction!

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