misterW
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- Vehicle Year
- 1994
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- Ford
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came across this method for adjusting the cam position sensor without using a special tool. it also seems like the only way to set the position of the cam sensor if the original position of the cam sensor is not known.
the basic idea is you rotate the engine by hand to the timing point (i'm assuming this is TDC, right? ), then loosen the bolt holding down the sync so you can rotate it back and forth. you put a voltmeter into the output wire that runs from the cam sensor to the computer. as you rotate the cam sensor, when the vane from inside the sync passes under the sensor, the voltage will change on the output wire. locate the exact position that the voltage change occurs and tighten the bolt.
this method logically makes sense --- after all, the voltage shift is what tells the computer where the cam is, right? also, the methods in the book involving the special tool seem to be based on knowing the original position of the cam sensor.
(1) has anyone used this method?
(2) the timing point for a '94 2.3 would be TDC, right?
(3) from what i understand, the voltage shift is supposed to be from ~ 12 volts to no volts. i messed around with this a bit last night, and my voltage shift barely changes. could that mean my sensor is bad?
(4) does ford list a method anywhere that doesnt involve knowing the original position of the cam sensor? this method seems like the most straightforward and logical approach -- why isn't this the method suggested in the book?
the basic idea is you rotate the engine by hand to the timing point (i'm assuming this is TDC, right? ), then loosen the bolt holding down the sync so you can rotate it back and forth. you put a voltmeter into the output wire that runs from the cam sensor to the computer. as you rotate the cam sensor, when the vane from inside the sync passes under the sensor, the voltage will change on the output wire. locate the exact position that the voltage change occurs and tighten the bolt.
this method logically makes sense --- after all, the voltage shift is what tells the computer where the cam is, right? also, the methods in the book involving the special tool seem to be based on knowing the original position of the cam sensor.
(1) has anyone used this method?
(2) the timing point for a '94 2.3 would be TDC, right?
(3) from what i understand, the voltage shift is supposed to be from ~ 12 volts to no volts. i messed around with this a bit last night, and my voltage shift barely changes. could that mean my sensor is bad?
(4) does ford list a method anywhere that doesnt involve knowing the original position of the cam sensor? this method seems like the most straightforward and logical approach -- why isn't this the method suggested in the book?