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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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Finally got my car going after putting all new top end in. Problem is now my factory tach isnt working. Where does this hook up at? also anything special I should do to help break in new heads and cam?
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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Comp cams break in procedure...not sure if anyone ever removes their inner spring:

http://www.compcams.com/Technical/In.../Files/145.pdf

Not sure on the tach, but I'd assume it's the crank sensor. You will not like the location.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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Do you have to remove the starter to get at the crank sensor?
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 01:22 AM
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I will double check in the morning to make sure didn't come unplugged. There wasn't a SES light on, so is there anyway to verify if the crank sensor is bad?
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 05:45 AM
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You know what, this morning I think my answer is stupid, I don't think it will run without a crank sensor...sorry.
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 11:11 AM
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Anyone?
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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I think IM haveing the same proble I put on a aftermarket intake and now the tach isnt working and it seems to be running in open loop some times. It does idle high till i come to a complete stop. I was told and I was thinking its the cranck sensor also but i dont know why it would go bad. PLease someone help and tell me where to try first. Thanks
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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It sounds like should check the cam sensor first, would make sense if you put a new intake on. Its located at the back of intake, which does need to be taken off to get at it
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do you have a SES light on also?
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Generally, it will run with a bad crank sensor, it will just run like ****. These operating systems use redundant systems as a fail safe. If the crank sensor goes bad, it will run off the cam sensor. Same with the map and maf sensors.
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