with the blue or blue/yellow main hot ECU terminal at 9 0'clock, the 11 0'clock tan/black wire should go to the male terminal on that end of the ECU zigzag pickup connector & I agree using the dist to check the dampener ain't near dead on but I think it will be good enough (& easy to do which is why I suggested it) to see if the dampener has slipped & I think the prob is elsewhere.