Originally posted by mangler:
....I am now convinced the CPS is the cause of my intermittent no start condition. Basically when the sensor gets hot, the car does not start.



I had a similar problem....and it ended up being the crankshaft sensor as you are suspecting. My car's symptoms would only occur after I had driven the car for a while and the engine had warmed up, then made a brief stop, and then return and try to start the car...at which point it would crank but not start. If I let it sit for an hour, all of a sudden it would then start. This happened over the course of MONTHS before it totally stopped working and allowed the dealer to figure it out.

The part number for the crank sensor on my receipt from Ford is 1S7Z-6C315-AB. Not sure if its different between standard and svt engines, but thats only different by one letter from the one you posted, so maybe it is just a part revision. Also, for what its worth, on my receipt Ford said they 'replaced wiring to crank sensor' in addition to replacing it. HTH

Jesse 98.5 SVT (sold) 2000 Explorer