[Shotimes] newbie....w/trouble....

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Mike:
 If your getting any jumping on the TPS resistance I would change it out.
Not sure what troubles it would cause but I don't think any of them are
good! I had trouble getting one that my PCM liked. Get the part number off
the one on your car now. Try to match that. I got mine at O-Reilly's
.
.



> Sorry to hijack the thread.  But on the tps topic, (for Kevin) mine
measures
> a little jumpy.  Might this be the reason for the extremely quick tip-in
of
> the throttle on my '95 ATX?  Have to be very careful leaving the stop sign
> or its off to the races.....
> Mike
>

> > As the car is approching 60K miles it's about time that the plugs and
> wires
> > get changed anyways.  If you have access to a multimeter check the
voltage
> > output of the TPS while slowly opening the throttle body.  With it fully
> > closed you want a voltage as close to zero as possible and a smooth
> increase
> > of voltage as you open it until it's fully opened.  At WOT you should
have
> > about 5V.  As for the clunking on accelerating from a stand still you
> should
> > probably take a look at the condition of the subframe bushings and do a
> > motor mount test (found on www.shotimes.com).