I just got my 2010 Ford Escape (a four cylinder) back from the repair shop. It hadn't been starting, and I was told the cause was a broken crankshaft sensor. The repair seems to be successful, and the ...

Allegro MicroSystems has released two automotive magnetic sensors, one for crankshafts and one for camshafts, both using the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect. Although both come in a simple ...

A big reason that the small-block Chevy was so popular with the Bow Tie crowd was because for decades it changed very little, making upgrades and interchangeability easy. The same can be said for the ...

Stock displacement is so '80s. The days of miniscule and primitive displacement gains through offset crank grinding are a more distant memory than Fritz Mondale's presidential campaign. Due to the ...

Unfortunately, we do not have specific detail of each and every car/vehicle. However, I would expect the crankshaft sensor to be mounted so that the sensor can monitor the rotation of the flywheel. So ...

To answer Mike’s questions, let us first return to the basics. A rear main seal, or crankshaft seal as it is commonly referred to, is a big, round rubber seal between the engine and transmission. The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A fiber optic infrared spectroscopic sensor was developed to measure the crank angle resolved residual fraction of burned gas retained in the ...