John Have you checked to see if the ECU PowerRelay in the BlackBox above the coil is FunctioningCorrectly ~ There are 2 Relays in that box ~ 1 Provides Power for the FuelPump the other Provides Power for the ECU ~ They are Cheap & Easy to acquire so I would suggest just replacing both ~ If it does not solve the issue, you will then have spares ~ ORR ~ DeanB On 17 Sep , 2014, at 4:42 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Wha's happ'ng! > > My '88 van was broken down and I couldn't start it before my stroke. Was > working on when the stroke occurred. Now I can drive again fa e the same > problem - it won't start. I tested the hall sender, the pump, the > injectors. No fire from coil to distributor. Used the engine analyser I got > from Van Cafe. That is sweet and worth having. Ultimately all indicators > pointed to the ecu. ThE ECU was not pulsing the coil. So, replace the ECU. > > QUESTION: the replacement is a -1 unit from a later car and the original is > a straight unit'. Will the -1 work in place of the original? Is there a > difference in performance? > > John |
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