What sensor can I monitor while driving to watch for a miss?

From: Steve Preston (steve318@webtv.net)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 23:07:24 EDT


I believe I saw on Shadetree one day,they had a car with a defective
platinum plug,and they read the output of a sensor when they were done
replacing it to read idle quality.It may have been the crank sensor,I`m
not sure.My question is this:What sensor is the best one to watch for
voltage fluctuations if you suspect the engine is misfiring or missing?
My buddy has one of those Fluke handheld oscilloscopes that I could use
for that.If the truck starts crappin` out on me as bad as it did today,I
should be able to see that on a scope(assuming it responds quickly
enough).If the truck starts running bad and I don`t see a problem on the
scope,then it would be a transmission problem,right? Need help here!
Thanks,Steve P.

1999 Dakota Sport RC 4X4 V6 A/T 3.92 Anti-Spin w/Infinity CD system and
optional crank windows (2)



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