It should be behind the harmonic balancer. The sensor is located at the front of the engine; at the bottom where the crank and crankshaft pulley are located. It is behind the outer timing cover and inside the inner cover; mounted to the engine block. The wiring to it sometimes can be seen coming down on the intake manifold side of the engine.
That should be at the front of the engine by the crankshaft pulley / harmonic balancer
It is located between the distributor at the back or the engine.
The variable reluctance sensor is the same as the crankshaft sensor on the 92 Ranger. It is on the front of the engine beside the crankshaft pulley.
if it has a distributor, its in the distributor, if no distributor its at the front of the engine by the crankshaft damper
The 1999 Ford Ranger 3.0 liter engine throttle positioning sensor is located on the cylinder head. The sensor will be near the middle of the cylinder head.
I'm not a mechanic / technician but on a 1998 Ford Ranger 4.0 liter EFI , V6 engine : I believe the crankshaft position sensor is at the front of the engine When standing in front of the vehicle looking into the engine compartment it is just to the left of the crankshaft damper near the bottom of the engine
The crankshaft position sensor is located at the front of the engine close to the crankshaft damper
The crank shaft sensor is located jusy behind the harmonic balancer just to tge left as you are facing the engine.
Look by the balancer.
It's on the front of the engine. Look for a large, exposed gear behind the crankshaft pulley. The sensor will be almost touching that gear.
The crankshaft position sensor (CKP) on 3.0L V6 engines equipped with distributors is located in the distributor. It consists of the distributor hall-effect switch and a rotary-vane cup. On all other models the CKP is located at the front of the engine, in close proximity to the crankshaft damper. - Haynes Repair Manual #36071, 1993-2005 Ford Ranger Pick-ups
Crankshaft position and crankshaft RPM