Thanks rich, i apprieciate all the time your spending on this to help me.
this is good to know, when i first saw magnet it was so full of crud in the cage the magnet looked like it was the same size as the cage, then when i pulled out it seemed that the magnet was starting to disintergrate down to the size of a Tic Tac..
Was also talking to an old friend from Vancouver (He runs his own auto shop there) he told me i should replace the pig tails on both sensors, he was saying that this is a common problem with these buicks, so he just replaces the pig tails whenever he replaces the sensors, he admits that it is not always neccessary but it reduces clients returning to his shop.
So when i was checking out the magnet I had a good (best i could) look at wiring and when i felt for the harness the loom was disintergrating in my hands, and i found a few wire repairs to both harnesses.
I tried to source out new pig tails and only GM has them and they want $150 bucks for the pair.
So my plan this weekend is to take off power steering pump, alternator, & water pump pulley, and check out the wiring and pig tails before throwing $150 on a maybe, also good time to replace wiring loom as well.
Also i will
take a good look at the ECM like your suggesting, any advise at what i should be looking for.... i had a quick look at the ECM when i replaced the Crank Sensor and did not see any obvious damage there.... should i pull it right out? any test i can perform with a multi meter? I have a decient one (Fluke).
Thanks in advance
-Ken