More battle with the no-start XT. Can anyone tell me if a faulty knock sensor could be my problem. Tried to unplug the sensor and the end came off in the harness. I unplugged the leftovers hoping the computer would just drop into a limp-in mode, but no such luck. At any rate, is there anyone who has a spare knock sensor for an 85 mpfi. This is a 2 wire sensor goes into the knock controller, which by the way I cannot find. I am also too cheap to try the $185 sensor from napa. Still lookin' for that cliff and push bumper!

Jack

My rx would run with a bad knock sensor. but it is the one wire type.

I Might be Able to Get ahold of a knock Sensor i will look on saturday when im at the Junkyard, where in Nevada are you located at?

yeah, just my .02 but my RX would run without the knock sensor as well, just not worth a damn... don't think that would cause your car not to start..

 

pretty sure its the same knock sensor as my RX but they were $250 at the dealer, and $125 at advance.. i got lucky and someone on the board had one fer me..

I`ve got lots o parts from an 85 rx .I dont what a knock sensor looks like like.If I have it its yours for a song.

Thanx so far to all who has posted. I'm about 200 miles straight north of Vegas. Little town called Lund.

You get that yet Meeky?

Soiuxbwarrior, I appreciate the offer, would my wife singing work, I have a terrible voice! The knock sensor is on the back of the block, passengers side, top, just to the right and directly below the throttle cable. I am also interested in the knock controll unit, but I have no ides where it is located. One other thing, I am looking for a distributor for the same car, the one I need has the single hose vacuum advance and inside the cap it has four wires that unplug in there. If you have these please e-mail me direct and we can discuss price and shipping arrangements. Send to TwoErek@aol.com Not to seem pushy, but I have been working on this problem for a month now and am getting impatient, so please respond soon. Again, thanks guys for your responces. Jack

I have 6 distributors one of them is from an 85 rx ,send me the number from yours I`ll try to match it up. It seems unlikely to match up with so many different dists.

As for the knock sensor if it was on the block I don`t have the block anymore. I`ve got the intake manifold and a few goodies on that.

I know wat its like to have`em sittin for a while.The codes can be tough to diagnose.Dan.