"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> <clivegthompson@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1152353536.896497.142170@s53g2000cws.googlegr oups.com...
> >I have a 1994 940 and the crank sensor has broken off the back off the
> > gearbox.
> >
> > What is the purpose of the crank sensor and can it be bypassed?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> I doubt the engine runs now. The sensor is not easy to replace when it
> breaks off, but I believe it can be replaced without removing the gearbox.
> Be sure to write down for future use the words you invent while trying to
> get the broken piece out ;-)
>
>

I broke mine too, the bracket/bell housing insert is a bit thin. I tried to
lock the flywheel here for head job (works great on 360s). I just hot melt
glued it back on with a bit of supporting plate over the top, intending to
fix it properly later and havn't bothered in about 2 years, its still fine.

It is needed and the engine won't work without it. I think you can just buy
a new bracket, I must get round to that.
--
Tony Stanley ++Always Learning++

I must live a charmed life.

My wife's 740 NA w/ Regina wouldn't start.

I figured the crank sensor was the culprit, so I got a used one from a
U Pull It (I love those places; having not removed one before, I
"experimented" on the hulk, and replaced it.

It was a five minute job, easy access from above to the 10mm bolt; the
bolt came out and then the sensor slid out, easy as you please.

No bracket issues to deal with.

*phew...dodged a bullet*

I must live a charmed life.

My wife's 740 NA w/ Regina wouldn't start.

I figured the crank sensor was the culprit, so I got a used one from a
U Pull It (I love those places; having not removed one before, I
"experimented" on the hulk), and replaced it.

It was a five minute job, easy access from above to the 10mm bolt; the
bolt came out and then the sensor slid up and out, easy as you please.

No bracket issues to deal with.

*phew...dodged a bullet*