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Hi Ken,
I think some of those replying believe you repaired the bracket with JB Weld epoxy, but I somehow read you broke the plastic mounting ear off of the sensor, probably trying to pry it up away from the bracket. If it was that stuck, the epoxy repair and bolt probably were not needed.
You may have bought yourself some time fixing the wires. I've had both failure modes on my cars, most recently, yesterday. Lets go back to a few years ago, when I had one stuck like yours. It was on an 89. I mention that, because getting at the CPS on 89 or 90 240's is a cakewalk compared to the 91-93 versions, and it has to do with the left-handed work with the elbow forced away from the firewall by the A/C gear you can see is in the way on those later cars.
The 89 and 90 give you more elbow room, although I admit I haven't checked out what challenges might exist for those with EGR.
I would soak that sensor and bracket with your favorite penetrant and try to get the jaws of a set of pliers on to begin to gently turn it in the bracket before trying to get it moving upward. The bracket can't be bent at all, much less broken, because it references the sensor's tip position above the holes in the tone ring - a very precise distance. Anything damaging that bracket will have you pulling the tranny.
Here's a shot of a swollen cps next to a new one for comparison. The one I dissected was swollen because water entered, following the cracked wiring inside, rusting the iron core of the reluctor. I was lucky, the swelling wasn't bad, and I was able to work it loose from the bracket as I described above.
Next you see the more typical failure, at least going by what I've read here. This I replaced yesterday, and I spent an hour by the side of the road doing it. Like yours, it was intermittent. The first indication was a momentary loss of power. It happened a couple times pulling the car out of the driveway, after doing unrelated service (replacing rear springs and shocks and radio!) and instead of checking all the OBD codes, I stopped with the fuel computer. A subsequent drive around the neighborhood was uneventful. Basically, I was tired after doing the suspension work, and not thinking well.
Yesterday, 20 miles after the first event, it stranded my daughter just a few miles from home. This time I checked fuel and ignition codes and came up with the cps code, 214. Sure enough, a wiggle on the wire and it started. Further wiggling and it stalled. Had to run back home for the part - one I keep on the shelf to support the five 240's we own with EZ116K ignition.
This sensor was not swollen - the replacement was marked only by the cramps in my left hand and right foot, getting around the A/C accumulator. The necropsy showed oil turned the wire insulation to mush and caused the signal to short to ground when the bared wires touched. This is not a go/nogo problem, but a potentially elusive intermittent. Your OBD will not capture and store this code if the wires separate and the car runs once again, so the OBD was a matter of luck in yesterday's event.
The white wire carries the signal. The red (pink) is the signal return which is tied to ground along with the shield (foil and drain wire) in the EZK ignition computer.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
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