Cranks but no spark

1997 FORD PROBE
125,000 MILES • 2.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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KEVIN DEBELLEFEUILLE
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Attached is a picture of the crankshaft position sensor connector (the side that leads to the PCM). You can see the blue and green wires. To test for a short between the two wires (blue and green) I set my voltage meter to continuity and touched one of the probes to the green wire pin in the connector and the other probe to the blue wire pin.

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Sep 27, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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JIS001
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Yes it was.
Sep 27, 2019 at 9:32 AM
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So are you thinking that I need to replace the PCM, or is there anything else I should test first?
Sep 27, 2019 at 9:36 AM
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Hello and welcome back. The circuit measurements you did would indicate that. There is no actual test to do for a PCM fault unless there was a code to indicate such a failure. The measurements taken were to verify proper power and ground and input from the crank sensor and for no opens to the distributor circuit or shorts. As a technician, we are dealt that very same hand at times if it is a PCM or not because they are not cheap and we just need to go with what the tests tell us and it is a decision you need to make from here. We are here to help guide you interpret the circuits you are measuring.
Sep 27, 2019 at 9:31 PM
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Thank you for all the help you have given me. You have truly gone over and above. I will report back after I have installed a new PCM to let you know if that's what the problem was.

Thanks again!
Sep 27, 2019 at 10:33 PM
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Thank you for your responce. We do hope the PCM will solve the issue and please keep us posted on your repair.
Sep 27, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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