[Shotimes] RE: SHO Leaves Me Stranded Today

[Leigh Smith]

I don't believe the ECM will keep a code for the crank sensor as long as the
car is running. It will store a code while it won't start due to a dead
sensor. But you have to read the code then. As soon as it fires up I believe
it erases the code. So a code on an intermittant CPS is very tough thing to
catch!.
BTW all you need is a paper clip to read the code via the blinking light.
..
Just wait til it acts up again, and if it is a CPS it will, and then read
the codes quickly, while its down. Have paper clip and procedure in glovebox
waiting.
Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
To: "Peter Maggiacomo" <gtsrider@yahoo.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: SHO Leaves Me Stranded Today


> If it was a crank sensor failure, it will be
> intermitent. So, it doesn't suprise me that they
> couldn't duplicate the problem.
>
> Did they scan for codes? I'm not sure if the CPS will
> always throw a code or not..
>
> Ian
>
> --- Peter Maggiacomo <gtsrider@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Ford called this morning and asked me to pick up
> > SHO.
> > Said they could not find anything wrong with it.
> > I was afraid to drive it again, and have it die in
> > traffic. Well some minor miracle occured while they
> > had it because it is perfect now, although time will
> > tell. But it did not act up all day long. I have a
> > theory. When looking it over, the tech. unpluged
> > the faulty connection and by plugging it back in,
> > made the connection secure. So what I'm saying is ,
> > I
> > think it may have been a loose connection somewhere?
> > -Pete
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