[V8] Spoke too soon

[Dave Saad]

Remember that if you are exceptionally careful AND a gigantic cheapskate (like me) you can use ABS wheel sensors for the timing and reference sensors. They worked great for me for years and were practically free at the junk yard. They are not easy to mount though and you have to be extra cautious to get the depth right or you could damage the reference pin. 
Why bother? I think they are much more heat resistant.
The mounting block for the timing and ref sensors comes out easily so you can mount them up properly on the workbench. Then just splice on your old connectors.

Dave

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> On Feb 25, 2018, at 10:13 PM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> MAF?
> 
>> On Feb 25, 2018 9:56 PM, "Tom Laplante" <toml99 at todomundo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, I was psyched the Lago car was running better and better after
>> running some gas/treatment thru it.  Took it up to Mt Baker last week and
>> full throttle once again felt like full throttle. Still had a slightly
>> rough idle, but was hoping more gas/treatment would burn off the carbon
>> from driving around with loose plugs for years.
>> 
>> Took it to hardware store yesterday morning and when I went to restart it
>> started then sounded rough, then totally odd, it ran up to 1500rpm, then
>> died.  Today I decided to swap out what I thought were the cheap chinese
>> flywheel sensors, but found OEM ones. Knowing I'd had them out before, dug
>> thru folder and found a receipt from '04 from the dealer that I had
>> purchased a speed sensor for $175 and only replaced that one because of
>> cost(put it in reference hole).  So pulled out all the one's I had and
>> tested them cold/with heatgun....Threw 2 of the 6 in garbage.  Had 2 newer
>> ones in holder from a parts car and I had them in in a record 45 min
>> including jacking.  Ha.  Project was made easier as I remember doing that
>> for first time in '04 and it took at least a day, so I anti siezed bolts
>> and barely snugged them up and had it out in literally 5 min(took seemingly
>> forever to get the connectors back in).Still no start.  Girlfriend came by
>> and checked for spark and nothing.  Fuel mist was coming out of plug hole
>> so it's just no spark.  Gonna clean grounds(since its been sitting outside
>> for awhile) and just for fun throw in another ECU since knee bolster is out
>> before I get out the meter and start tracing electrical stuff.  Checked all
>> fuses deemed worthy.  Car never has a code and I surprisingly get Hall
>> sender code, but I've verified these cars can start/run with no hall, so
>> confident that's not my no spark.  Anything easy I might be missing?  I
>> love this car why?
>> 
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