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Re: CAM position sensors... how to find/check? (archive)
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Posted by Kevin on May 21, 2001 at 09:58:32:

In Reply to: Re: CAM position sensors... how to find/check? posted by Mark in SBA on May 20, 2001 at 15:45:54:

I did just this. Pulled them all off, ohm'd them out (they all read the same 558 ohms), and sprayed contact cleaner on male and female ends before re-seating them. The wires are not long enough to swap sides on them unfortunately. It's definitely the passenger's side that is the problem.

Anyway, there was no improvement by re-seating the plugs... so much for the easy fix.

Kevin


Stan, Kevn,

Why not just pull the connector during warm up to determine if this is the cause, and then isolate which side. Connectors are in the front, under the oil filler, hidden by the oil catch tray, which simply pulls off. Top connectors.

Heck, I'd reseat all four just for the hell of it. Bottom two are the pulse sensors for the ignition system. Can't hurt.

Mark




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