No, that is not how SSR works.
Grey/Red or GY/R circuit 359 has been around since day one, it is used on all of our EFI Fords from 1986-2004
Each sensor on the SSR works within a range, so lets say the cam sensor sends a signal to the pcm between .1 and .5 volts the next sensor upstream works from .6-1 and the next from 1.0-1.5 so the computer is able to determine which sensor is sending the voltages. One wire can feed several sensors.
Now the neat thing about SSR is it is also a ground (act as the ground feed on our two wire cam sensors and others)
This is why Ford did away with the 3rd wire on many sensors in 1998 when they went from an analog signal to digital, the ground wire was no longer needed since they are fed a ground by the SSR
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As you can see the dark blue with Orange wire is the one you want to test
DB/OR, circuit 282, pin 45 at the PCM is the actual signal wire from the CPS for the PCM
This is where it the PCM would see a cam sensor problem on the + side of things
If it was my truck I would do a simple wiring check, check for continuity between the DB/OG wire at the pcm connector pin 45 directly to the cam sensor. Then check continuity between the GY/RD wire to pin 39 at the pcm (I think it says 39 hard to see on this pic) to the sensor
Then check continuity from the GY/RD to ground
Also check continuity from the DB/OG wire to ground to make sure you do not have a short (it should not have continuity to ground)
This way you can determine there are no breaks in the wires, the signal is getting through and there is no short to ground on the DB/OG wire side.
Usually the wiring is fine, since it is not a long path from the engine to the pcm and the problem lies elsewhere (like a bad sensor or worn out inside the cam synchronizer itself, or it was installed on the wrong cam tooth or 180 degrees out!!)
The engine must be at
cyl #1 TDC on compression stroke, then the cam sensor is aligned to the synchronizer body and the whole unit installed on the correct tooth of the camshaft....otherwise the PCM will not be able to time the fuel injection