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How do i fix an open SPOUT circut

I ran an engine light test on my car and it read SPOUT circut open. icant find any information on how to fix it and i dont fully understandwhat it means. Every time i bring my car to a stop it dies, or it diesas soon as the light turns green. never while accelerating. had mybattery checked my alternator and my distributor assembly is new. Myunderstanding of the SPOUT is an ignition problem but i dont have anytrouble getting it started.

  • adc16903 Apr 02, 2009

    can u elaborate that a lil better im not car savvy just capable.



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Replace the jumper in the connector for the shorting bar located near the ignition module.

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    Marvin Apr 02, 2009

    the spout connector socket is close to the distributor mounted TFI ignition module,it is taped to the harness that goes to the module, looks like the connector on a fuel injector. here is a picture of the ign module.

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Disconnect the single wire in-line SPOUT connector or remove the shorting bar from the double wire SPOUT connector. (In engine comartment)
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The internal circuitry of the ICM will have one of two possible arrangements, push start or computer controlled dwell (CCD). The push start system allows for increased dwell, or coil ON time, when starting the engine. The ICM on this system determines when to turn the coil ON based upon engine rpm information. The coil is then fired, or turned OFF, whenever a rising edge of a SPOUT signal is encountered (Figure 5 ). The SPOUT signal, short for SPark OUTput, is a digital signal generated by the PCM providing spark angle information to the ICM. The SPOUT signal on the push start system controls only the firing of the coil. The falling edge of the SPOUT signal is ignored. The CCD system, however, does use both edges of the SPOUT signal (Figure 6 ). The SPOUT signal for the CCD system is same as in the push start except that the falling edge is now generated to control the time at which the coil is turned ON. The coil ON time, or dwell, for this system is thus entirely controlled by the SPOUT signal. The ICM does not internally determine when to turn the coil ON as it does on the push start system. It responds directly to the SPOUT signal it receives.
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