A position sensing system uses two sensing elements to sense the rotary
position of target wheels mounted on two camshafts. The two sensing
elements are mounted in a common sensor housing and preferably the two
sensor elements share power and ground wires, and each sensor element has
its own signal wire. The wires preferably are contained within a common
conduit that extends from the housing to a location outside of the rocker
cover. The end of the conduit may support one-half of an electrical
connector that terminates the wires from the sensors. Mounting the two
sensing elements in a common housing simplifies mounting the sensors on
the engine, and reduces the number of wires required to power and derive
signals from the two sensors. The target wheels are mounted directly on
the camshafts and are positioned along the axis of the camshaft, spaced
from the camshaft ends.