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1996 Ford Crown Victoria

Tiny
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I have a 96 crown vic 4.6 for a motor will a bad crank position sensor make it seem like it jumped timing. When I crank the car over it tries to fire but doesn't start but have had problems with this sensor before
Sunday, March 11th, 2007 AT 3:51 PM

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Tiny
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You need to find out if you have no spark or no gas!
Bad crank sensors can be checked by checking resistance in the 2 contacts. Most of the time if PCM isn't getting a signal from it you have no spark. A bad camshaft sensor will give you timming issues!
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