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Crankshaft Position Sensor: Description and Operation





Crank Sensor:






The Crankshaft Position Sensor, a Hall Effect device mounted on the transaxle housing, senses slots located 20° apart on the torque converter torque plate. Base timing is set by the position of the last slot in each group. This is a fixed basic timing system with no means of adjustment.