Runs with the can sensor plunged out

Tiny
CADDISON
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  • 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
Hello I have seen other people with similar problems but I haven't seen a defenate solution for this one. The pt it was overheating and I changed the head gasket and cut the head. It drove for about 2 weeks then wouldn't start.I am not getting a injector pulse when the can sensor is plunged in. I changed the can several times and crank also checked it with a multimeter. The timing lines up perfectly or do u have a diagram for the correct timing as some people have it off a cupple degree. Other people are saying its the timing do u have a solution for me.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 AT 7:29 AM

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Tiny
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Have you had it checked for codes? Not just hard codes, soft codes also. Many shops will tell you "The Check Engine Light is off. There are no codes.|" They're lying. Hard codes set the CEL because they cause emissions-related problems. Soft codes cause driveability problems, but not emission problems and thus don't set the CEL.

By "can" I'm presuming you mean "cam" as in "camshaft sensor"?
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Thursday, September 10th, 2015 AT 1:17 PM
Tiny
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Yes Its cam. I'm not getting any soft codes also I have change both the cam and crank sensor and getting the same out come.
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Thursday, September 10th, 2015 AT 7:11 PM
Tiny
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If the injectors aren't firing, they aren't getting the signal from the cam sensor. You've either got it hooked up wrong, installed wrong, or have a bad ground.
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Thursday, September 10th, 2015 AT 8:46 PM

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