I like to do the test with the distributor in my hands,
key on, and turning it by hand.

what you should get for each 1/4 turn is a spark out of the coil wire,
and the fuel pump should be triggered by each ignition pulse too.

this also has the advantage of doing a wiggle test on the wires where
they connect to the side of the distributor while you hold it in your
hands at different angles etc.

I think I've only had to do one 2.1 Hall Sender so far. These days, if I
find no, or intermittently no igntion. on a 2.1 ..
and it's not something else...
I'd put in a new Hall Sender. Imagine how many times it has triggered
pulses in 25 + years.
I don't throw parts at cars to fix them..
but at some point ..especially in electronics ....

besides...a known good spare ecu and distributor are mandatory to own I
think..if one fixes and maintains their own vanagon.
Shouldn't be that hard to get some ign going.

Did you look at a spark plug or two yet ?

On 11/5/2013 1:20 PM, JRodgers wrote:
> That's it. That's what I did. No fire!
>
> John
>
> On 11/5/2013 3:14 PM, Scott Daniel wrote:
>> if you mean - put the end of the coil near the block to see if a spark
>> is there and will jump the 1/4 inch gap ..
>> no spark there means  ignition is not happening.
>