Renix cam positon / sync sensor

[DirtyComanche]

I ordered a bunch of spare electrical parts because my credit card wasn't maxed.

 

The cam position/sync sensor has listed on it that it's for a 2.5L 84-90...  Did I get the wrong one?  Intended application is a 89 4.0L.  Googling doesn't look good.  Omix-Ada 17241.02

[benjy_26]

Yeah...you need a different one.

[DirtyComanche]

Yup, Rockauto has it listed wrong.  Arg.

[DirtyComanche]

For only $6 more I could have got a complete distributor.

 

Durr.

[cruiser54]

And you don't even need the sync generator. Unplug it and go for a ride......

[DirtyComanche]

I know the ECM can guess correctly without it.  Any long term issues of doing that?  Or have half of them failed and nobody ever realized it?

[cruiser54]

I know the ECM can guess correctly without it.  Any long term issues of doing that?  Or have half of them failed and nobody ever realized it?

Let me put it this way. I have only found them faulty with a factory scanner, and only when searching for a driveability problem that turned out to be something else. 

[DirtyComanche]

Nifty, well I won't worry about getting a spare.  Tempted to get a whole disty though, but I really don't need one (even as a spare).