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Buick Regal 1989 with 3.8 liter Engine Check light on code 41 Went thru flow chart for camshaft sensor found low voltage at Ecm bc5.( Install new Ing module). Engine check light still on code 41. Went thur flow chart again. Now I have 11 Volts a Ecm . When I ground terminal A on the camshaft plug with a test light Voltage is to drop all most zero. It does not drop. In the flow chart says Ing module is bad. Could the new module be bad or am I missing something. Thanks For the help.( Note engine runs good.)

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It can be but it maybe not sending signal to ecm check the plug going to dist. maybe bad

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