[V8] RE: Help! Engine Sensors

[Buchholz, Steven]

... not clear that it even makes any difference at this point.  I just took
some of the foil/fiberglass sandwich starter solenoid heat shields for a
5000T and inserted it under the heat shield the car already has when I put
it all back together.  The thing costs less than $5, so I consider it a
cheap attempt to make a $120 part last longer.  As others have pointed out,
even without the extra shield the factory parts last 10+ years, so it isn't
clear how necessary the extra shield is.  

Once the engine is running the reference sender isn't used so it isn't
likely to be the reference sender.  The one thing I noticed when the speed
sensor failed was that the tach would abruptly drop to -0- while the engine
was still spinning.   You may want to pull codes before ordering up a
sensor, there may be other faults that might cause a sudden stalling as well
... fuel pump comes to mind ...

Good luck!
Steve B
San José, Kaleefohnia (USA)

... for those of you who know Tom Nas and are not on the BA-Audifans list
... he's here for a few days trying to wrest the Fox from my hands ... we're
trying to see if we can't get together some time today or tomorrow ... check
the list for more info on that ...
> 
> Also, I understand that Steve B.  fashioned a heat shield to 
> protect the 
> sensors from damage.  Steve, was that an off-the-shelf item?  
> Any info on 
> it?  I figure while I'm in there I might as well look for a 
> more permanent 
> solution.