1997 Dodge Grand Caravan not starting, mystery wires?

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1997 Dodge GC with 180k miles, has been sitting for maybe 6 months after being driven a little, and now it won't start. cranks fine, all electronics work, but doesn't fire. I checked there is fuel in the fuel rails, and found no spark when testing with a timing light. I replaced the ignition coil, but still no joy.

as I was replacing the coil, I noticed this connector nearby that had the wires broken off the one end, and one wire detached at the other. maybe it was chewed on? I looked all over the engine bay for what they might connect to, but didn't see anything obvious. looks like the wires are blue, orange, and brown/yellow.

so my question is, where is this supposed to connect to, and could it be causing my no start condition?

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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 24 '12 at 07:53

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Have you checked your codes? Could that be going to a crank sensor? If the car cannot detect the crank sensor, it will likely not start in the manner you describe.

answered Sep 24 '12 at 07:53

FossilizedCarlos

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 11 '13 at 02:08

Looks like something cut your cam sensor wires. The sensor is right under the connector you found, you probibly need to replace it or try to reconnect it, might be hard the wires are so short. You get no spark if that cam sensor is not connected. Larry

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 28 '14 at 19:05

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It is a engine temperature sensor

answered Aug 28 '14 at 19:05

Dwight Tsosie

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score -2 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 07 '14 at 09:10

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Just by-pass the connector, jury rig the wires together and fire it up.

edited Oct 07 '14 at 09:10

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

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answered Oct 07 '14 at 05:00

JimBob

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1997 Dodge Grand Caravan not starting, mystery wires?

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