Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:59:34 -0600
Reply-To: Scott Hall <ictalurus@WESTAL.NET>
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From: Scott Hall <ictalurus@WESTAL.NET>
Subject: FW: results of tests for Das Boot
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From: Scott Hall[SMTP:ictalurus@westal.net]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 9:58 PM
To: 'BILL'; Scott Hall
Subject: results of tests for Das Boot
Bill,
Fuel tank is about 3 quarters full.
Fuel pump relay and fuel pump actuate when ignition switch is turned on.
Disconnected fuel line at the pump and verified that the fuel pump is pushing fuel.
The coil tested within specs for resistance between terminals 1 and 15.
I even tried my spare coil to no avail.
I have the required minimum 10 volts at the wire connector to the distributor.
I read 10.5 to 11 volts at this point.
The coil voltage is about 6 volts with the ignition on. Grounding the center wire of the distributor connector causes the fuel pump and relay to operate and the voltage jumps to 8 or 10 volts and returns to 6 volts.
The Bentley doesn't mention voltage at the coil. Only that the voltage should jump to 4.5 volts when center connector wire for distributor is grounded.
I connected the Hall sender to a test light and observed the test light flashing
while operating starter.
How do I test for a bad ignition switch?
Thanks for your help folks.
Dan Hall
86 Westy
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From: BILL[SMTP:billv2@prodigy.net]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 9:32 PM
To: Scott Hall
Subject: Re: THANKS!!! DISTRIBUTOR INSTALLING
Hi Scott
Did you check:
fuel?
fuel pump?
fuel pump relay?
ignition switch?
coil?
Do you have voltage at the coil?
Voltage at the distributor?
The Bentley has a lot of troubleshooting you can use. Often the problem is
something simple and or something easily overlooked.
Bill
PS It is rare that the problem is the ECU, but you never know. I had one go
bad on me.
I am still trying to figure why the engine quit when it did, hoping that
something I was doing caused the fault and would help trace the problem.
I was in the process of doing the dreaded cooling system bleed, front end
jacked up, engine idling a little on the warm side. The radiator fan had
kicked in but was running quietly. I suppose this was at first stage speed
for the fan.
Odd, since I have never had it operate at that speed since I bought the
van.
It had only operated at high(and loud) speeds. I was intending to find the
bad resistor behind the headlight, eventually, but that was on down the
list of things to fix. Some coolant was running out of the expansion tank
and had gotten down onto the O2 sensor. Without warning or stalling or
studdering it just quit. I find it hard to believe that this could have
injured the ECU. I figure the sensor stays wet in the rain and has never
been a problem.
Thanks for listening.
Any genius fixes out there?
Dan Hall
