Thanks everyone for the advice. Luckily = I was able to blackma' er get a 'volunteer' to help me check the Hall sender this = morning. Yep, busted.
 
I called around the area looking for a = distro from a wrecking yard, but looks like their all out. Man, just over a week = ago, I had found one for an even $100. Damn, shoulda taken it. Ah well. Shoulda = woulda coulda.
 
So, lucikly the great guys down at = Redmond Werkshop where able to find just a Hall sender (for $206). Whew! Better than = buying a whole new Distributor though. I would wait and find a better deal, but I = gotta get this bus on the road.
 
Thanks again!
 
Don Preston
'87 Wolfy GL
~Betsy = the Mp3 Bus~
----- Original Message -----
From: Darrell Boehler
To: Don & Christina Preston =
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 = 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Help! Won't = Start

Hi Don,
    If you have no = coil pulses or fuel injector pulses the problem is most likely the hall unit but it = could be the ecu. The bentley show a way to test the hall unit.     
        
Darrell
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Don & Christina Preston
To: Darrell Boehler
Sent: Monday, December 18, = 2000 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Help! Won't = Start

Hi Darrell,
 
THanks for the info. But no = twitchs. Nothin. All the relays check out fine. I'm afraid I'm going to have = to just replace the hall sender unit. Ah well....
 
Thanks!
 
Don Preston
'87 Wolfy = GL
~Betsy the Mp3 Bus~
----- Original Message ----- =
From: Darrell Boehler
To: Don & Christina = Preston
Sent: Monday, December 18, = 2000 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: Help! Won't = Start

Hi Don,
    Assuming you = have a digifant
  1   First = when you turn on the key the fuel pump must run for a couple of seconds. The = fuel pump  is powered by a relay above the coil. The relay is = energized by the ecu.  The ecu is powered by another relay in = the box above the coil.  The latter relay is energized when the key = is in start or run position. 
 
   2    To get fuel injector pulses or coil pulses you need hall = pulses.  Watch the tach it should twitch with each hall pulse.
Darrell
 
   
----- Original Message ----- =
From: Don & Christina Preston
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Monday, December = 18, 2000 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: Help! Won't Start

I've lokked over and rechecked = every conenction on the motor. Could the hall sender have anything to = do with it?
 
-Don
----- Original Message ----- =
Sent: Sunday, December = 17, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: Help! = Won't Start

So today I was cleaning up = my engine compartment. Everything went back together fine, but now my = van won't start. I have my Digitool hooked up and it shows = that the Injectors and the coil aren't firing. Did I forget something? I've checked every wire and tube. Everything = looks fine. Any ideas?
 
Recheck all the = connections.... something was not hooked up right... pay particular = attention to the wire that goes from the coil to the distributor....
 
Bill