[Shotimes] CPS sensor

[Erik Balser]

She's planning on replacing the CID sensor (camshaft) despite her post
saying CPS.  I talked with her before about her problem.  She's having a
random bucking problem while driving, but the tach hasn't been affected.  I
suggested CID because it's wayyyyyy easier than the CPS to change, and
cheaper.  Although when my 2 CID's went the tach zero'ed out both times.
Well good luck Nono.

'95 MTX
masho95
http://home.attbi.com/~masho95
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] CPS sensor


> On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 13:22:22 EDT, V6SHOGirl@aol.com wrote:
>
> >I'm planning on changing my own CPS sensor tomorrow and i've already
printed
> >out the directions from shotimes.com. i didnt see any diagrams and i was
just
> >wondering if anyone on the list has a website with pictures or some sort
if
> >diagram on it. i just dont want to screw anything up lol TIA :-D
> >
> >Nancy
> >1994 Red ATX named Satan
>
> Satan......!!  LOL!!  Does it know the Plus from Hell!!??    HA!!!
>
> You don't have the video that Mark Nunnally made a year or so ago about
how to do a 60K
> service?  That would be the very best thing to use.  See if someone around
you doesn't
> have one you can borrow.  It's great....he shows how to use the wrench to
bump the bolt
> loose on the damper, plus he uses an engine out of a car so you can see
exactly how
> things come apart.
>
> The one thing he doesn't mention, because it wasn't a factor back then, is
the importance
> of torquing up the bolt when you get the damper back on.  If it isn't
torqued to the
> proper spec, you can have problems later with your timing belt sprocket.
With an ATX, it
> is a little harder to torque the bolt.  The only way I know of that will
do it for sure
> is to pull the starter and wedge a 2x4 trimmed to the right shape into the
flywheel ring
> gear teeth, so that the engine will be locked.  If you had an MTX, you
could have a
> helper stomp on the brake while it was in 3rd gear, but an ATX won't lock
up at all.
> One person used a C-clamp on the damper, but I tried that and it bent the
damper.
>
> Try to find that video.   And, to chime in where all the others will,
too....do the whole
> 60K service...change the belt, the waterpump, and the front seal.  You
might also get the
> cam sensor, since it is right in front of you with the other things out of
the way.  Then
> you can FORGET about the front of the engine....as long as you do it
right.
>
> I'd help if you were closer, but no one lives close to me, except the
other crazy
> Californians...!!
>
> ;-)
>
> George
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