Date:         Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:25:32 -0600
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: 88 van - 2.1 L WBX
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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                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