Cranking and starting are two completely different issues. The starter will
crank (turn)the engine over if you removed the complete fuel delivery system
and put it out to the garbage.
Check the wiring on the back of the starter. The solenoid trigger wire may
be loose and you're working near there is making or breaking that
connection.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Steven Shelton
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Engine Starting Problem

OK, as I said above, the engine would not crank at all, even after returning
to it using a charged battery the next day.  As soon as i removed the AFM,
even with the #1 spark plug removed, the engine cranked right up.
 I checked the ECU connector, with the following results:

2-7     3213 ohms@16 degrees C
at this temperature the reading should be 3000 ohm to 3500 ohm.
I also checked at the temp 2 sensor, it was 3178 ohm.

Other readings were:
1-7     10.64 V
5-7      infinity
6-19    558 ohm
7-25      0 ohm
11-7     14.9 ohm
12-7     15.1
14-6     3154 ohm
15-19     555 ohm at rest, it moved up when I moved the plate

Does this mean conclusively that the temp 2 sensor is OK?  Any suggestions
on what to try next?