Date:         Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:41:57 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Another no start problem
Comments: To: clark duff <clark.duff@GMAIL.COM>
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At 10:45 PM 7/19/2010 Monday, clark duff wrote:
>Can someone tell me what the 2nd small wire on the solenoid is for? I only
>see one wire in the Bentley. Could a bad connection here be my problem?
>It spins over, but I have no spark from the coil, although sometimes I do
>get one spark when it starts to crank.

I have an '89 automatic, and I can tell you that the van ran the same
after I unplugged that wire.  But I don't know where it goes.  I bet
Mark Drillock does.  So -- no, that's not your no-start problem.

Hall-effect generator, connector at the distributor, ECU, coil or
wiring amongst them.  The "one weak spark" is additional evidence and
to me suggests ECU or coil, likely ECU.  But if you go through the
Bentley tests you should know.

Yours,
David