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Changing out Crank position sensor on a 1994 1500 Dodge Pickup
ohiofarmer posted a topic in non tractor related discussion
This truck has a gremlin in the system and after getting warmed up suddenly the spark shuts down. I have verified that it is definitely is the spark by having a timing light hooked up. I have googled , specifically asking for pictures of the thing, but I cannot be sure of the results that vary so much. It is located on the bell housing and you can only see one mounting bolt, but cannot even be sure of that. It may be one of those repairs that you have to feel your way in to remove the bolts that hold the little bugger in there.This is just one of these repairs that all the U-tubers promise to show you how to do and where it is located and never get it done. Just maddening. So--- I have it removed, and it is still maddening, but maybe this will help someone. After losing skin and time and patience, I figured that the front fender must come off. First the fender liner, then about 20 bolts or so, and there is still one bolt behind the headlight that I left in. i was able to swing the rear of the fender out from the plane of the body and get my hand in over the top of the frame and on top of the bell housing. Never did I see the mounting bolts of the sensor, but one of them was so close to another bump that the ONLY way to remove it was an open end wrench. I had to bash the heat shield back a bit so I could get my massive Popeye forearm in there and swing that little wrench left handed. In case anyone has to find this thing, it is right on top and close to the front "rim" of the transmission. and between the fill pipe and the fill pipe mounting bracket and is removed with a 13MM wrench Now that you know how, it should take about an hour. Tips.... First remove the front tire and jack up the frame on the passenger side. Swing the fender out about 6" and support it with a 4 to 5 foot 2x4 to hold it up. Now you have room to sit on a chair right under the wheel well and wrench away.. Once the part comes free, you will still have to take a bar and pry the transmission fill tube a little bit to get it out. The fill tube and its support bracket are what makes it so hard to see and get a wrench on there. Leave the old part hooked up to the wire Harness and remove it when your new part comes in. Otherwise, you may never find the rubber plug it hooks to. If any of you guys have a 1994 Dodge 1500 with a 5.9 V-8 , bookmark this as it could save a lot of time You just gotta love the engineer who thought that locating this thing there was a good idea.