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Ok thanks guys. I assumed thats what it was. That one was plugged in but not mounred. There is one mounted to the bellhousing unplugged but has a different plug end.

 

Are there different models of that sensor. The one pixtured has 2 wires and the one bolted to the trans has 3 !

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Ok thanks guys. I assumed thats what it was. That one was plugged in but not mounred. There is one mounted to the bellhousing unplugged but has a different plug end.

 

Are there different models of that sensor. The one pixtured has 2 wires and the one bolted to the trans has 3 !

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The first one is for a 1986 thru 1990 engine, with the Renix system. The second is for the 1991 and newer engines with the Chrysler injection/ignition system. Also, the flywheels are different, because the two CPS types don't operate the same. What year is the Jeep you bought? It might have a replacement engine. On the right side of the block, forward of the distributor IIRC, there should be a flat area with a bunch of codes stamped into it. If you can find it, post what it says and it may tell us what year the engine is.

 

If it wasn't running when you bought it, my guess is that you have a Renix model, the previous owner swapped in a newer engine, and he didn't realize that the ignition and injection systems aren't compatible. So the new engine wouldn't start, he got frustrated, and passed the problem on to you to sort out.

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Makes me wonder what flywheel is in the truck, Renix or HO.  If you pull the CPS and rubber plug out of the bell housing you should be able to tell which one.  If I remember correctly Renix CPS tone ring has a lot of teeth and HO tone ring is smooth with machined pockets for the CPS to pick up.  If he didn't know the CPS needed to be changed I'm betting it has the HO flywheel.  You'll have to pull the engine or trans to put the correct one in.

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In this thread and your slave cylinder thread, it confirms that the PO changed the bell housing from a 94+ AX15.  He must have kept the CPS from the bellhousing.  You will need to swap the CPS off the BH with the socond.  (If he swapped engines too, all bets are off.)

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Some questions you should find out:  What trans did the truck originally come with - BA10 or AX15?  Did the PO swap the full trans or just the BH?  Is the engine original? 

 

I would assume he only changed the trans/BH with the CPS and kept the Renix flywheel.

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I think it the code is 8 12 MX 12

 

That would make the engine made on 12/12/88.

 

The first # is yr.

2nd/3rd is month

4/5 is engine type

6/7 is day.

 

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f12/engine-block-code-help-1027819/

 

That make the Jeep a later production unit.  Prob came with the AX15.  (The parts manual give a trans change from BA to AX as mid October.)

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Well I just talked to the guy I got it from. He says its definitely the original engine. And he says it ran before he swapped the tranny. Yes, transmission! He said it had the BA10 before. He said he thought he used the flywheel that was on the engine but hes not totally sure. From the pictures I took i'm thinking its got the wrong one on it. I'm going to put the right crank sensor on tomorrow Nd see what happens though.

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That trans has to come back out.  He used the HO flywheel.

 

  Pg 1 of Maura's build has an excellent pic of the Renix flywheel.  I took it after the flywheel was machined but before I put the clutch on it.

 

http://comancheclub.com/topic/27930-my-1990-and-some-pics-of-the-old-87/page-1

 

Pg 2 of Georgia's build has a good pic of the HO flywheel and clutch assy.

http://comancheclub.com/topic/37173-georgia-92-40-ho-ax-15-2wd/page-2

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