[V8] hall sensor

[Kent McLean]

 > Eric Gambon wrote:
 >> Is it possible to replace the hall sensor without getting a new distributor?
Dave Saad wrote:
> Define "possible".
>
> The unit is pressed together, and the individual sensor part is not available.
> If yours is dead though, and you have the means to get it apart and back together again, there is a tiny possibility that you could retrofit something in there.
> Definitely not worth the effort if you can find a used part somewhere.  It is funny that this came up already today - but a distributor off a VW 4 cylinder of the same era has a very similar hall sensor setup.  I looked at trying to retrofit but found a used unit instead.  It was way beyond what I could do in my garage with a big hammer.

Define possible. :)
The S-car list did a group buy on just a Hall sensor, to be adapted/spliced/fit 
into their Crank Position Sensor. I believe the part number was BBHME301.
<http://www.bbautomacao.com/home_hall_effect_vane_sensors.html>

You might be able to find a similar sensor for the V8 distributor, and 
adapt/splice/fit it in.

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Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"