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Old Mar 28, 2022 | 10:01 AM
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What is this sensor??

What is the sensor that hooks up near the TDC indicator? Was thinking it might be crankshaft position sensor but might be wrong. It is on a 1983 f150 5.0L 302. Hooks up near the harmonic balancer but I’m not sure where the other end goes. I don’t have a picture right at the moment.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2022 | 10:12 AM
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Yes a picture would help as I am not up on that motor, 300 six here LOL
I am pretty sure it is not a crank sensor but?
Motor is not EFI is it?
Motor from a different year, newer roller, as a used replacement?
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It’s carbureted I’ll get a picture of it later but it could be from a different year I’m not sure the truck is a little shady lol
 
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Shady I like that
I know on some of the motors there was a hole by the timing mark to install a sensor that would be connected to a hand held unit or a rolling machine to pick up what the timing was so you did not have to use a light and then enter what it was into the system.

I was thinking, yep could be a bad thing, that if the motor was a newer roller EFI they may have a crank sensor but I dont know?
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You might have a EECIII system. They did use a crankshaft sensor and a special distributor.
 
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Here is the ignition module not sure if this is a EECIV or a EECIII unit???
 
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No sticker on the radiator support?
 
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