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I agree with checking the coil, not only for spark but without spark the fuel pump wont run. if the coil is working intermittently I could see a situation of a little fuel and spark looking like the...

after replacing plugs and wires did you double check the firing order from cap to plug? sounds like it wants to run but is fighting itself???

Wow, good memory Tim, im glad you remembered that. reading back through that really makes me wonder. I did the fuel pump test on the side of the road and heard nothing. the coil was burnt up as well....

Got the van running!!!

after start up it would run fine with carb cleaner injected through a vacuum port in the manifold (wish I had done that 1st) so it would seem fuel delivery or pressure and...

Van gods must be very angry with me, replaced the ecu (I went ahead and bought a Cardone remanned unit) and it acts the same. since then ive gone through a lot of other things to try and solve. I...

Hey there, havnt posted in a long time, the van has been running well till lately...
86 5 speed, was running normal, shut it off for 45 min. and then upon start up an instant change. shuddering and...

Sounds similar to a situation i was in 5 months ago....i replaced cap, rotor, wires and plugs as well, then a short time later the ignition coil fried. I thought my fuel pump went out because it...

just thinking out loud here, doesnt the key isolate the electronics from the battery when in the off position? so a draw with the key off would have to come from something hot in off...or am i...

Tim, i ask only to understand, i thought capacitors held a charge, at least for a time, wouldnt they charge up, hold that charge and then the spark test would work?? or are there different types of...

Hey Mark, when theres a current draw on your battery and you pull the ground strap off or put it on you get a little spark, i would try pulling the fuses for radio, clock, dome light...anything that...

I work out of my van, so every door is opened many times a day\but was thinking if you commuted and usually only used drivers door and say slider, but on weekends the rear hatch when you went and got...

It took some effort, hard to say how much...I was able to do it by myself, pull with one hand and insert the socket with the other. I imagine with a helper to place the socket and pulling with both...

Maybe this will help...my van has factory A/C but i was able to pull the motor and squirell cage intact from the inside without cutting the knee bar. I undid harness connectors and nuts/bolts that...

how often does the fuse blow? once a week , month ??

Sorry, forgot to respond, i was so happy to have it all together and drivin around, in regards to coil replacement without distributor removal...
Sure was, little more work than i thought it would...

dead no longer!!!! replaced the coil and she fired right up, cant tell you how relieved i am right now, thanks for the help and quick responses Tim!!!
the really awful part is that when i originally...

Hey Tim, the manual says take it to TDC on 1 and remove the distributor ??? i can access the coil without all that, cant i just swap coils without all that???

Just remenbered in Tims first response to my problem he mentioned that it sounded like a bad ignition coil!! Man ive been beatin my brains out on thi and Tim gave me the answer right off the bat,...

think i found a problem !!!, fried coil, it looked fairly rough when i replaced the cap rotor, etc, but coil didnt seem very available, or cheap so just reused it. maybe with all the new parts it was...

disabled starter - fuel pump runs in start
fuel pump runs in run position but i have no spark to fire up van and pull wire from test connector to test for MAF failure.

there is power all the way...

Oh yeah, forgot to mention the fuse box changed nothing (but gave me peace of mind) so this evening i will run through your check list in previous post. when i was looking at the schematic it looked...

yeah i know, that burned post is the reason i jerry rigged the relay in order to have the blower motor work, but for 15 dollars at the wrecker i got a good condition box that im not worried about....

Day 1
Side of the road I tested fuel pump using fuel pump testconnector – no pump noise
Got towed to auto parts store
Had someone turn key on and off- heard no pump noise
Disconnected fuel line –...

I did the fuel pump test on the side of the road afterbreaking down and heard no pump noise. Obviously it was a pretty crappysituation so I suppose I could have missed the sound but I was in a remote...

should add, no check engine light on. all seemed to be working fine, and within the course of 20 miles it all went to h e l l , s h i t just checking the kid safe stuff, uygyuygiuyiuygytgitgiyghuj...

the brother in-law and i will be going to retrieve my dead van in the AM.
story goes, replaced
cap
rotor
plugs
wires
thermostat
in and out coolant hoses
and cleaned up alternator and harness...

What a relief, thanks for the response tim, after topping off i looked at my manual to make sure id covered all my bases and holey s- it says use atf...thank you ,

on auto pilot..i topped off the fluid with napa power steering fluid instead of tran fluid. i just replaced the power steering pump return line and so i needed @ 1/4 to 1/3 quart. damage done ? how...

Just replaced the thermostat because of...wait for it... underheating!!! weird but true . anyways, after consulting the tech library (thank you, awesome info!) i got the new one installed and im...

Just removed mine, didnt take any before pics but you know the look, bubbles, smears, scratches...looks like a rolling meth lab. Just use a razor scraper and WINDEX, the razor blade scraper is @ 1.50...

Hankooks!!! i had never heard of them till the wifes trooper needed rubber and for the $ they have worked out way better than expected. Ride and handling, snow ice mud ...bring it on!!!
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Awesome, thanks for the help. i just ignored the "no content" comment to the right and kept clicking on the left and viola...
thanks again
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Hey all, Im new to the site, so far im really liking it here but have a question. When i click on anything for the tech library i get "there is no content in this section" Is there something wrong...