From Bill@flyinmiata.com Wed Jul 28 21:54:33 2010 Return-Path: X-Original-To: miatapower@miatapower.net Delivered-To: miatapower@miatapower.net Received: from flyinmiata.com (mail.flyinmiata.com [209.181.77.46]) by fieldcircus.milewski.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4918BDC000B for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:54:33 -0700 (PDT) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CB2EDA.224B04B3" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: 92 auto tps needed Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:54:32 -0600 Message-ID: <2EEBE11AD8F85D438932B597700270A8BDB2F9@sbserver.FlyinMiata.local> In-Reply-To: <20100728194514.0d8e84caf2629c6656ce666e499d18c2.f2f120a6cd.wbe@email00.secureserver.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: 92 auto tps needed Thread-Index: AcsuyB/nBzf2ewvgRSi/kdEQXs+lTwAEePsQ References: <20100728194514.0d8e84caf2629c6656ce666e499d18c2.f2f120a6cd.wbe@email00.secureserver.net> From: "Bill Cardell" To: , Cc: miatapower@miatapower.net X-BeenThere: miatapower@miatapower.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Because Too Much is Never Enough List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:54:33 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB2EDA.224B04B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you're testing across the idle switch and not the pot, you should be under 3 ohms or so. Try jumping it, turning the a/c on and seeing if there is any difference. =20 Bill Cardell=20 TurboDog's Dad=20 Flyin' Miata=20 1-800-359-6967 (sales)=20 970-464-5600 (tech support)=20 www.flyinmiata.com=20 www.fmwestfield.com=20 =20 ________________________________ From: miatapower-bounces@miatapower.net [mailto:miatapower-bounces@miatapower.net] On Behalf Of chris@wickfordharbor.com Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:45 PM To: LSAPEX@aol.com Cc: miatapower@miatapower.net Subject: RE: 92 auto tps needed was getting 39 ohms on the idle pins from the tps (which wouldnt buzz the continuity test on my multimeter). thinking it should be zero, i decided to take les' advice, and go in i removed the tps. broke the 4 tabs. pried the stainless cover out. pried the rubber layer under that. then the white banjo rheostat card dropped out. i cleaned it. tested, and 39 ohms! there was no way to reassemble it except to epoxy the white banjo around the perimeter. i think i can assume the tps idle condition is normal at 39 ohms and should now replace it, and then examine the IAS for functionality. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: 92 auto tps needed From: LSAPEX@aol.com Date: Wed, July 28, 2010 12:50 pm To: chris@wickfordharbor.com Cc: miatapower@miatapower.net =09 I'm not sure it's considered serviceable, but there is always a way. :) =09 Les. www.apexautoeng.com =09 In a message dated 7/28/2010 3:28:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chris@wickfordharbor.com writes: thanks les =09 =09 did not know it was serviceable. i will try that! =09 =09 cp -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: 92 auto tps needed From: LSAPEX@aol.com Date: Wed, July 28, 2010 12:14 pm To: miatapower@miatapower.net =09 Pull the cover, check/clean the contacts? =09 Les. www.apexautoeng.com =09 In a message dated 7/28/2010 2:35:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chris@wickfordharbor.com writes: hi all, =09 =09 i'm certain no one will have this one. =09 =09 4-pin tps throttle position sensor from a 92 auto =09 =09 i am having low idle when the a/c kicks on and tested tps per bill's=20 advice. =09 =09 no continuity on the IDL pin =09 =09 manual trans cars have a 3 pin, so this one would be rare.=20 =09 =09 maybe someone has a 90-93 auto trans engine sitting complete? =09 =09 chris =09 =09 _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list Miatapower@miatapower.net http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower=20 =09 _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list Miatapower@miatapower.net http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower=20 =09 =09 ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB2EDA.224B04B3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If you're testing across the idle switch and = not the pot,=20 you should be under 3 ohms or so. Try jumping it, turning the a/c on and = seeing=20 if there is any difference.
 

Bill = Cardell
TurboDog's Dad =
Flyin' Miata =
1-800-359-6967 = (sales)=20
970-464-5600 (tech=20 support)
www.flyinmiata.com
www.fmwestfield.com

 

From: = miatapower-bounces@miatapower.net=20 [mailto:miatapower-bounces@miatapower.net] On Behalf Of=20 chris@wickfordharbor.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 = 8:45=20 PM
To: LSAPEX@aol.com
Cc:=20 miatapower@miatapower.net
Subject: RE: 92 auto tps=20 needed

was getting 39 ohms on the idle pins from the tps (which wouldnt = buzz the=20 continuity test on my multimeter).  thinking it should be zero, i = decided=20 to take les' advice, and go in

i removed the tps.  broke the 4 tabs. pried the stainless = cover out.=20 pried the rubber layer under that. then the white banjo rheostat card = dropped=20 out. i cleaned it.

tested, and 39 ohms!

there was no way to reassemble it except to epoxy the white banjo = around=20 the perimeter.

i think i can assume the tps idle condition is normal at 39 ohms = and should=20 now replace it, and then examine the IAS for functionality.






-------- Original Message = --------
Subject: Re: 92=20 auto tps needed
From: LSAPEX@aol.com
Date: Wed, July = 28, 2010=20 12:50 pm
To: chris@wickfordharbor.com
= Cc: miatapower@miatapower.net
I'm=20 not sure it's considered serviceable, but there is always a way.=20 :)

Les.
www.apexautoeng.com

In = a message=20 dated 7/28/2010 3:28:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
chris@wickfordharbor.com=20 writes:
thanks les


did not know it was serviceable. i = will try=20 that!


cp
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: = Re: 92=20 auto tps needed
From: LSAPEX@aol.com
Date: Wed, July = 28, 2010=20 12:14 pm
To: miatapower@miatapower.net
Pull=20 the cover, check/clean the contacts?

Les.
www.apexautoeng.com

In = a message=20 dated 7/28/2010 2:35:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
chris@wickfordharbor.com=20 writes:
hi all,


i'm certain no one will have this=20 one.


4-pin tps throttle position sensor from a 92 = auto


i=20 am having low idle when the a/c kicks on and tested tps per bill's=20
advice.


no continuity on the IDL pin


manual = trans=20 cars have a 3 pin, so this one would be rare.


maybe = someone has a=20 90-93 auto trans engine sitting=20 = complete?


chris


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