# I will bet on a "crank sensor"

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-will-bet-on-a-crank-sensor/46011>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 13, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-will-bet-on-a-crank-sensor/46011 "2010-03-13T16:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![IndyBrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3bc359/32.png) [@IndyBrad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/IndyBrad)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-will-bet-on-a-crank-sensor/46011/1 "2010-03-13T16:43:39Z")

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Woman called in with a car that would not start after being hot. You guessed coil. I will guess crank sensor. They are on usually on the block, so get hot when car stops moving. Hard to get at, but a gallon of cold water poured onto it will get the car running again.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-will-bet-on-a-crank-sensor/46011/2 "2010-03-13T21:35:26Z")

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Can’t be a crank sensor on the engine. A 1992 Geo Prism doesn’t have crank sensor on the engine. The crank rotation sensor is located in the distributor.

Tester