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In the 2.0 L - 4 cylinder Ford Ranger from the early / mid 1980"s ( #1 is the front cylinder )
There will be a pin on the front bottom of the cylinder housing. Turn the key to the on position then push the pin in and pull the cylinder out.
There isn't one. It only has a dual vane crankshaft position sensor.
Front of left (driver's side) cylinder head.
its on the top of the cylinder block behind the intake manifold
The marked # 1 position on the distributor cap faces to the REAR
I would assume that the # 1 position on the distributor cap faces AWAY from the engine like it does on other sizes of Ford straight 6 cylinder engines
top rear of engine
# 1 cylinder is the front cylinder on a Ford straight 6 cylinder engine
I have not heard of such. There is an ERG valve and sensors for oil and smog but not just for position.
The camshaft position sensor is on top of the engine. It is on top of a shaft in the same place that older rangers had a distributor.
The cylinder position sensor is located in the distributor.