[Ducati] Timing pickup question ...

[Art Ramos]

Funny you should mention this Brad.

Ford Diesels have know issues with the 7.3 cam timing sensor. Same principal
of operation. Ford or International had a bunch of them fail, their cost was
like 200 bucks for one from the dealer. More that failed, the more the truck
community complained with stories of near death experiences when the sensor
failed. Owner would carry a spare in the glove box just in case of a
roadside failure. Ford introduced a replacement sensor you can buy today for
25 bucks and they can be had on the Internet for 15. Funny thing is the new
sensor doesn't fail with the regularity of the old one and from what I've
been told the air gap is of no issue anymore as the newer sensor is more
sensitive to magnetic field changes. They built a better and more reliable
sensor, cheaper! Or they dropped the profit margin to quell the uprising of
folks who wanted to file reports with the NSTA.....

More than likely the Ducati pickup is minimally designed for it's
operational window and when it grows weary over time it's performance is
compromised or made apparent. Rather than just fail it screws with you!
Although it is a much better way of failure that it's brother on the diesel
engine which hangs you out on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.



On Dec 1, 2007 3:54 AM, Kerry and Brad Black <bikeboy at alphalink.com.au>
wrote:

> not sure if you can measure resistance while the engine is running (never
> tried) but i expect it'll be the pick up.  they either won't idle on two,
> but run on two when hot or drop one just off idle.  dunno why, that's just
> my experience with them.
>
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