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# SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE ENGINE CRANK BUT WON'T RUN

THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BULLETIN, CORPORATE REFERENCE NUMBER 816525.

THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN REVISED TO REVISE CHART A-3 (PAGE 2 OF 3),"ENGINE CRANKS BUT WON'T RUN", USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF 1987 THROUGH 1989 "N" CARLINE (VIN U) AND "A" CARLINE (VIN R) WITH 2.5L ENGINES.

WHEN MEASURING CRANKSHAFT SENSOR RESISTANCE, AS DESCRIBED IN "TEST DESCRIPTION" STEP NUMBER 5, MAKE CERTAIN THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. HIGH RESISTANCE READINGS COULD RESULT IF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS WARMER THAN ROOM TEMPERATURE.

ALSO, A "DIAGNOSTIC AIDS" SECTION HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE FACING PAGE WHICH ADDRESSES THE CORRECTION PROCEDURE FOR AN INTERMITTENT CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CONDITION. THE DIAGNOSTIC CHART HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE AS WELL.

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