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Subject:Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
From:Bruce Todd
Date:Sun, 29 Mar 2020 19:00:21 -0700

Hi Alistair - Just so you know I am waiting in suspense to hear about the
eventual cure - kind of analogous to another much larger issue going on.
Like others I am keeping this thread handy in my archives for future use.

I have had a coil go on me several times and have had wires disconnect from
the back of the alternator twice. and a fuel pump crap out on a a Type II.
There have been other more straightforward problems which my simple mind
has been able to determine.

Hoping this is not a ghost in the machine - but something simple and
explanatory - regardless we are all learning.  Best of luck - you know this
is almost better than Netflix.

Bruce

On Sunday, March 29, 2020, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> David,
>
> You mean the hall sensor connector on dist?
>
> Ab
>
> > On Mar 29, 2020, at 6:36 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >> I still have this nagging feeling I’m missing something big. But what
> I’m left with is hall sensor and ecu.
> >
> > Pull the distributor connector.  Two outside pins should have 12V and
> ground; and if you ground the center one (key on)  you should get a spark
> and the fuel pump should run for a couple seconds.
> >
> > Yrs,
> > d
>