Originally posted by horseydug:
Spark output(SPOUT) check connector, should have a shorting plug installed, sounds like your's is missing.

Thanks, horseydug. So can I just make up a jumper wire and connect the two terminals together?

(Is this shorting plug a dealer only part?)

Originally posted by horseydug:
Provides access to spark output timing signal from PCM to ICM(Ignition Control Module).


With the shorting plug missing, does that mean the ICM is not receiving the spark advance info from the PCM and the engine is running with base timing only?