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where is the modulator located at on a lt4???

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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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i went to autozone to buy a distributor cause of no spark and the guy told me to chek the modulator first but i really dont know what hes talkin about...any help please......asap.....i already cheked everything else in the ignition system.....and everything else is good but the distributor...but the guy said sumthin about chekin the modulator first....
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don t kno where it is located...
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Ignition control mod ICM sits above the coil, has 2 connectors or one
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and whats it doing ? Just spinning over?
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Originally Posted by monchis
i went to autozone to buy a distributor cause of no spark and the guy told me to chek the modulator first but i really dont know what hes talkin about...any help please......asap.....i already cheked everything else in the ignition system.....and everything else is good but the distributor...but the guy said sumthin about chekin the modulator first....

He probably didn't know what he was talking about either. There isn't a "modulator" in the ignition system.
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Modulator is next to the flux capacitor last time I checked..
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yeah its a dual face modulator right next to the flux compasitor. You can miss it!
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that's right near the piston return springs right????
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yeah right under the blinker fluid resivior
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Ok now I know where it is......I think I better check mine too.
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click Marvin the Martian...

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^ That's great!!!
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First thing that popped into my head when I read modulator..lol
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Haha thats ****** great Rob.

He probably meant the ignition control module. Front of the driver said head bolted on the coil bracket.

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It's right in front of the muffler bearings you cant miss it!
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