I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found that area (around the starter) to be a dark,cramped, neck wrenching area to work in. I've done that before, left one wire off. Jeff Stewart > On 10/22/2013 6:21 AM, mark drillock wrote:
> > If this happened right when the starter was changed then he probably
> > left a wire off the starter. The fuel injection gets power from the
> > starter motor post, from a red wire that goes on the post along with
> > the
> > big wire from the battery. If just the big wire is put back on the
> > starter will crank the engine fine but the engine can't start with
> > no
> > power being passed to the fuel injection system. For 89 this would
> > mean
> > no fuel and no spark.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > JRodgers wrote:
> >> Argh!! Always something with these Vans. Had to have a new starter
> >> installed on the Red Brick. Couldn't do it myself - recent knee
> >> surgery.
> >> Hired it done. Engine now turns great - but no start!!
> >>
> >> What next??
> >>
> >> Good grief!!
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >