Date:         Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:50:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
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My van was grounded for three months due to a bad coil (bought it new a
couple months before it failed, and it took me a while to find it was the
problem). Had weak spark, and the fuel pump was pumping one day, not pumping
the next. I replaced my broken hall-sender with a brand new one for a
16-valve Golf/Jetta, pretty easy diy fix. It was about $170.00 + tax.

Héctor
1990 Carat 'Ursula'

By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest;
and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just got back from walmart parking lot (oh, joy) where I took the
> loaner coil my local shop let me use for troubleshooting. Before I
> removed the suspect coil, I turned on the key and stuck a test light
> on the positive coil terminal connector to make sure it was getting
> power from the ignition switch. It wasn't the switch. So, I swapped
> out the coil (checking connections) and it wasn't the coil.
>
> So, I guess all that's left is the hall effect sensor. I removed the
> distributor and will take it down to have the sensor tested tomorrow
> morning.
>
> If it is the sensor, anybody have a used one or a used distributor? I
> just check around and they seem mighty expensive.
>
> Jim
>



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