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Tiny
GARY CALLIES
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  • 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
  • 3.1L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 1,000,000 MILES
Can you disconnect a camshaft sensor and drive?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 AT 11:00 PM

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Tiny
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No. The engine requires the input signal from the cam position sensor to set ignition timing amongst other inputs.
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016 AT 12:36 AM
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Can you jumper the sensor out?
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016 AT 12:58 AM
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No you cannot. The ECU needs the electrical impulse created by the sensor to feed data to the system.
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016 AT 1:22 AM

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