Can anyome tell me what kind of device is used on this vehicle to send a signal to the ignition module switching transistor? On my 87 Dodge Dakota, a Hall-effect pickup is used. I would be outside right now tearing into the distributor to find out, but it is raining like hell right now here in sunny California and the Pathfinder is parked on the street, so I am trying to get up to speed on it. It's a friend's car. He has an appointment for tomorrow to take it to his regular mechanic to get a leaking water pump replaced when it died suddenly near his place two days ago. He had it towed home and there it sits.
There is no spark from the coil. I disconnected the + and - wires that connect to the primary winding and checked them with a volt meter while the engine was cranked and got a DC reading of about 10 volts. I was expecting to see a fluctuating needle as the transistor in the ignition module switched on and off, so I figure it must be the ignition module or the device in the distributor that sends a signal to it.
Cajn anyone confirm that I am on the right trail?
Thanks Jack