RE: Engine Dies and Restarts

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@dodgetrucks.org)
Date: Wed Sep 10 2008 - 23:45:27 EDT


Heheheh...and the FSM's all state "Camshaft position sensor". It's not even
a coil...it's a hall effect switch. :)

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: Terrible Tom [mailto:silvereightynine@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:29 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts

Ray Block wrote:

> It seems many folks don't know that the distributor pickup acts as a cam
> sensor on 3.9-5.9 magnums.
>
> Ray
>
> Dayum, Bernd's reply arrived just as I was typing. Great minds......
> ;-)
>

I was waiting to see if people said "oh yes there is - its in the distrib!"

Yes the pick up coil in the distrib monitors camshaft rotation and
engine timing... but, you walk into my parts store and I'll go out on a
limb here and say "the majority of" parts houses... and the terms "pick
up coil" and "camshaft sensor" are not interchangeable :)

A newbie will flip through the computer listings and say "we dont have a
camsahft sensor for a 1989 dodge dakota" - - a guy who knows what hes
talking about will sell you a pick up coil.

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