I will second that. Hall sensor, it happened to me. Only one of the reasons I installed a 
2.5 ej.😎

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> On Mar 28, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> The "turning into alley" part may be an important clue.  Hit a bump....a marginal ring terminal which was already cracked and just holding together barely got jostled loose.  Happened to me once while driving down the freeway in the middle of nowhere....hit a bump, red lights on dash, no good after that.  It was the big red wire to the starter, but my van didn't crank or anything.
> That would be my suspicion.....bump broke something barely hanging together.
> Rich
> San Diego
> 
>    On Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:33:51 PM PDT, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:  
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Driving to work today, turn into alley and van dies. No sputter, just dead. Dash light come on.
> 
> Cranks, no start.
> 
> Fuel pump audible start and shut off. 3/4 tank gas
> 
> Fuel pump and ecu relays in compartment clicking on power
> 
> Rotor in dist seems fine
> 
> Power to coil.
> 
> Sure seems like ignition with the no warning death. 
> 
> Alone here so can’t do two man testing.
> 
> I feel like I’m missing something obvious
> 
> Any help?
> 
> Alistair