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Ignition System - Diagnostic Supplement

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SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL REVISION - CHART A-3, ENGINE CRANKS BUT WON'T RUN, "TYPE II C(3)I"

1985-88 CUTLASS CALAIS, CUTLASS CIERA, DELTA 88, NINETY-EIGHT AND TORONADO
MODELS/YEARS: MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L (VIN CODE 3 AND B) OR 3.0L (VIN CODE L) ENGINES
NUMBER: 87-T-54B

CORP. REF. NO.: 716514R

DATE: November 1988

SECTION: 6E



This bulletin supplements Dealer Technical Bulletin 87-T-54 dated October 28, 1987 with the following revisions:

1. Added model years 1985 through 1988

2. Added 1985 through 1988 Toronado models

3. Chart A-3 (Page 2 of 3) for (VIN 3 and B) engines - Step 9 (page 17 of 87-T-54) has been revised. Please replace the chart with the revised one on the back side of this bulletin.

The revision in Step 9 is required to make the chart work properly. If the crank sensor is indexed so that a window is in front of the hall switch, the crank signal will be pulled low and the injector test light will not flash.