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Toby WD40
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9/21/2007
18:33:04

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I forgot what it's called, but I have checked the ASD relay, the wire splice, and have no voltage going to either wire on my coil,(connector), on the bottom. Green/white stripe and some other color. No fuel and I checked fuse and fuel pump relay, theyr'e good. So would that lead me to the relay inside the distributor?
1992 3.9 2wd auto stock for now. I am doing this the hard way no manuals. Does the Haynes manual have wiring diagrams, if not which one does? Thanks whoever answers, WD40



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9/21/2007
19:06:04

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i had the same problem....look for the barrel of about ten wires ..its a black connector in the wiring harness......seperate the barrel and youll have male and female connectors made of cheap brass
cut all the wires and solder each one togeather... other wise buy a new barrel connector....its corrded..the see if there power going to the pickup coil in the distrib....



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9/21/2007
19:21:47

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Easy Fix is it the one that runs along side of engine that goes to big bunch of wires running along the firewall and it has the wires coming out to the injectors. Thanks



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9/21/2007
20:46:40

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The sensor in the distributor is actually the pickup plate. It's a black disk that has a 3-wire connector running to it. You can get to it by removing your distributor cap and rotor. Then you should see it. Had mine self-destruct afew months ago. lol



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9/22/2007
00:39:34

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Warren if your trucks like Larry's and some of the others on here , it's a wonder you all havn't blown sky high, HA!. I would be a danger to myself if mine was like that , Idon't have the reaction time I used to have. I would be chasin my own truck down the road. If I can just get to the distributor I can check it out. Thanks
Easy Fix was that the wiring harness you were talking about. WD40



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9/22/2007
07:33:36

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The sensor in the distributor is actually the Camshaft Position sensor. It works on the Halo effect and controls the timing of the injectors. Be really carefull here. I have been chasing a timing problem for weeks with my Distributor. It works on what is called a Halo Effet. The dist has a 1/2 moon brass ring that when the Distributor turns passes between the magnet in the Camshaft Position sensor. VERY TOUCHY..

Have you checked the Crankshaft Position sensor?
It is located on the passenger side of the Mtr. Down the side and kind of close to the to the EGR valve area. Mine self distructed a while back and the trk wont do nothing!!



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9/22/2007
10:32:48

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Can you check either of these with a volt/ohmmeter? Camshaft Position Sensor or Crankshaft Position Sensor. I'm getting no fire or voltage to the coil and no fuel. Which one would you guess it is. There are 1,000 sensors and only so much money. If I cahange the one in the distributor I'll probably have to change cap, rotor, wires too. I'd like to be able to check them if possible. We don't have an autozone or anything comparable. One parts store and he'll probably have to order the part if it's not Chrysler only. Then I'll have to drive 1 1/2 hours to the nearest one on Monday. Thanks Guys Toby



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9/22/2007
10:38:41

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Trev1 I 've been reading and learning from your posts I'm not going to mess with the distributor unless someonr holds a gun to my head, until you get yours fixed and I know more HA!



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9/22/2007
13:38:41

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toby, did you try checking for any codes? you may be able to ohm out the CPS(crankshaft Position sensor) and the Hall Effect sensor in the dist. a haynes could probably help you on that.

do you hear the fuel pump come on at all when you turn the key on?

it could be one problem causing both no spark and no fuel or it could be two separate problems.



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9/22/2007
15:06:57

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Daddio It gave no codes and other than the starter I don't hear anything ,do you hear it at the fuel tank, I don't even know where the fuel pump is. Also if you got a minute is the camshaft position sensor also called a pick-up coil. I had my wife go to autozone 1 1/2 hours away to get a crankshaft position sensor, they said the pick-up coil was related to it and went in the distributor. I also got new cap,rotar and wires and I'm broke. They had no listings for a camshaft position sensor. Thanks



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9/22/2007
15:18:36

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fuel pump is in the tank. one thing you can do is put a press gage on the test port of the fuel rail. turn the key on and see if it pressures up.

man, A/Z an hr and 1/2 away! you must live in the "ba-fon", as we done in cajunland like to call it. for others it's the sticks, boonies, etc......



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9/22/2007
16:28:51

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Ba-Fon sounds pretty Daddio those other words come a little short. I live in the Ba-Fons. We have a parts store and they actually were only a bout $15 bucks higher but half the stuff has no warranties and you know how things are made these days, bad out of da box. Thanks Daddio I live in Brady, Texas near the center, Do you live near the Gulf.



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9/22/2007
17:07:50

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south central LA. Lafayette to be exact. best food in the country. sweetest women in the country.

probably 20-30 miles from the gulf as the crow flies. yeah, the "bafon" is way way way way out in the country.



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