blitzkrieg69
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Ok, so I've been having some starting issues, and after some searching here, it sounds like it is most likely thermal failure of the CPS/CKP. They symptoms are:
Cranks as normal, but will not start, usually only after towing something, or after bad traffic that would cause the temp in the engine bay to be higher than normal. After sitting between 10 minutes and an hour, it will fire right up like normal.
Now, assuming the CPS/CKP is the proper diagnosis, can someone point me towards some info on replacing it? I'm definitely no rocket scientist, but have proven to be a more than adequate part-swapper in the past. Has anyone done a write-up on replacement? Is the part I'm looking to replace the Camshaft Position Sensor, or Crank Position Sensor? Everywhere I've seen while searching it just refers to it as CPS or CPS/CKP. I've also seen some people note that it's a pain in the butt to replace. Can I get a little help here, or a point in the right direction? If there's a specific thread about it, I sure couldn't find it with my searches.
Thanks fellas, I know you all probably get tired of seeing this subject.
Edit: Forgot to mention it's a 97 4.0 with manual trans.
Cranks as normal, but will not start, usually only after towing something, or after bad traffic that would cause the temp in the engine bay to be higher than normal. After sitting between 10 minutes and an hour, it will fire right up like normal.
Now, assuming the CPS/CKP is the proper diagnosis, can someone point me towards some info on replacing it? I'm definitely no rocket scientist, but have proven to be a more than adequate part-swapper in the past. Has anyone done a write-up on replacement? Is the part I'm looking to replace the Camshaft Position Sensor, or Crank Position Sensor? Everywhere I've seen while searching it just refers to it as CPS or CPS/CKP. I've also seen some people note that it's a pain in the butt to replace. Can I get a little help here, or a point in the right direction? If there's a specific thread about it, I sure couldn't find it with my searches.
Thanks fellas, I know you all probably get tired of seeing this subject.
Edit: Forgot to mention it's a 97 4.0 with manual trans.
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