92 olds 88 no spark

1992 OLDSMOBILE
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FIREWICK
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I am not familiar with this car at all and my friend asked me to help him. It is a 1992 Oldsmobile 88 with 126K miles and a 3800 engine. One day the car did not start. I checked the engine and found out there is no spark. After researching I have found that the crankshaft position sensor can sometimes be at fault... Could this be it, and can I check before trying to replace it? I do not know how to check any of the elec sys for the spark, so any ideas or solutions would be helpful.
Thank you, Eric
Nov 24, 2007 at 1:13 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the CPS resistances should read 900 to 1200 ohms.
Nov 25, 2007 at 4:43 AM
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