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Mystery plug after engine swap!; Orange and grey plug with two yellow wires, one tracer red/orange, one tracer black, may be related to idle speed motor??
Topic Started: Oct 1 2013, 04:31 PM (1,470 Views)
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ok good glad to hear that.
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myredvert
May 17 2014, 07:38 PM
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...do some homework before you post,like the old saying think about it before you open IT ..... METROS DONT HAVE CAM SENSORS, if your thinking about a distributor not a cam sensor. if you are trying to educate someone then describe something other than layman's terms, can you do that? waiting :D
Seems a little harsh considering that the FSM itself refers to it as just that. Do you mean to say the FSM is merely "layman" terminology and shouldn't be used as a common language to communicate information between Metro owners/mechanics? Assuming you did some homework before you posted and already knew that the FSM itself calls it a Cam Position Sensor, wouldn't it still be appropriate to acknowledge that fact and cut someone a little slack for using correct FSM terminology? ;)
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6E2-C1-7, Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor, Figure C1-11
"The camshaft position (CMP) sensor, located in the
distributor
, consists of a signal generator and rotor."
:news
Many people come here looking for advice and don't know this.or have very limited mec. experience we are here to help them.not confuse.
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Metromightymouse
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For those that jumped to my side point out that what I was stating was technically correct, Thanks!! To the edit that was added after I started my post I will again point out that I stated exactly what I knew and was giving a possible direction for investigation. I did not have the immediate time to do a search and really, as described, apparently you cut the plug off or depin the wires and splice them into the Cam sensor wires 'scuse, the distributor wires and it provides the AC signal that the computer is looking for and everything works merrily after. But as I said originally, it's just something I read on the forum and I can't state it as fact.

Is that clear enough to be useful, or should I go the other direction and approach it with engineering speak and try to hide behind terminology and numbers to make myself seem smarter?

Actually, if that is what you're after, you just won't get it from me. I don't care how smart you think I am, or how stupid for that matter. I simply enjoy helping when I can and I try to be as clear and complete as I can as time allows.

:cheers
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socal geo garage
May 17 2014, 08:41 PM
myredvert
May 17 2014, 07:38 PM
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...do some homework before you post,like the old saying think about it before you open IT ..... METROS DONT HAVE CAM SENSORS, if your thinking about a distributor not a cam sensor. if you are trying to educate someone then describe something other than layman's terms, can you do that? waiting :D
Seems a little harsh considering that the FSM itself refers to it as just that. Do you mean to say the FSM is merely "layman" terminology and shouldn't be used as a common language to communicate information between Metro owners/mechanics? Assuming you did some homework before you posted and already knew that the FSM itself calls it a Cam Position Sensor, wouldn't it still be appropriate to acknowledge that fact and cut someone a little slack for using correct FSM terminology? ;)
'94 FSM
 
6E2-C1-7, Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor, Figure C1-11
"The camshaft position (CMP) sensor, located in the
distributor
, consists of a signal generator and rotor."
:news
Many people come here looking for advice and don't know this.or have very limited mec. experience we are here to help them.not confuse.
Confuse? Ok, I'm confused. First you say that I should "describe something other than layman's terms" then you state "Many people come here looking for advice and don't know this.or have very limited mec. experience we are here to help them.not confuse."

So I should use technical terms, not layman's terms then state that we may be dealing with people with limited mechanical experience and we shouldn't confuse them. Wouldn't the technical terms do just that? You are arguing for both and I am at a loss.

And done.

Thanks for your feedback, I will consider it before I post in the future.

:cheers
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there you go again I see.
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Metromightymouse
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Look, I'm terribly sorry I have offended your sensibilities in some way. It was never my intent on any post to hurt someones feelings. At this point all I can offer is the suggestion to "get over it".

Thanks.
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I will be up in Olympia ya know oly that's the capital of your state. on a work trip. would like to have a meet up and chat over coffee ? sometime in june.
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Whereas we always insist that people get an FSM and use it, I would think that the terminology used in the FSM would be the proper term to use.
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Ok, boys. That's enough of that.

If you have something to contribute to the thread, please do so.
If you're going to squabble, I suggest a PM.
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