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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 9:35 PM
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Does any body know where on the 1995 chevy caprice 5.7 the crank position sensor is and where i can get one because the dealership isn't showing a listing for one?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 7:18 AM
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It does not have one per say. The crank sensor is part of the distributor, should be replaced as a complete assembly.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 4:44 PM
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thanks MDTahoe, Do you know if a performance chip in a computer could throw off the spark at the ignition coil?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 8:32 PM
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Sure could depending on what the chip is designed to do. Are you still dealing with the same stalling issue?
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 3:06 PM
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No, the distributor was changed and that took care of that problem. But last weekend i changed the oil pressure sensor because the oil pressure gauge on the dash would drop significantly when i stopped at a red light or stop sign but then raise back to normal once I accelerated again. After installing that i started the car and it started up automatically. Had it running for about 2 hours and it was running fine. The next morning i tried to start it up and it will crank but just wont turn over. It has a new ignition coil. Their is power at the coil but just no spark. A guy who knew the person i bought the car from told me that the previous owner had a stage 3 chip installed in the computer and maybe the chip was throwing off the harness so that's why i asked about the chip because i'm not entirely sure what this car has installed in it.

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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 2:17 AM
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any updates on this issue? were you able to find out if the installed chip was responsible? and what did you do with your crank position sensor?

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