Help with LU5 TPS voltage

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Jun 24, 2014 | 12:01 PM
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Hopefully I'm posting this in the right forum - - I've been restoring a 1982 Recaro T/A (Crossfire) for the past year and had it to the point where it was running fairly well. Recently, though, based on the way the motor was idling and accelerating, I decided to check the TPS. Voltage, even with rotating the TPS up and down, was between 4-5 V, well above the .525 (+ or - .075) in the manual. Thought I would solve the problem by installing a new TPS, but the voltage is still excessive and the idle and acceleration have not improved. I'm using a standard multimeter and out of ideas at this point on why the TPS voltage is so far out of range. Thanks in advance for any help on this issue!
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Jun 25, 2014 | 07:25 AM
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Re: Help with LU5 TPS voltage
Check the ground wire on the TPS, it goes to the engine block.

RBob.
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Jun 26, 2014 | 11:07 AM
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Re: Help with LU5 TPS voltage
Just curious - do you have the multimeter set correctly?
Put it on the battery or a definite 12 v source and see what you get. If it reads high, you might need to adjust the voltage range setting.
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Jun 27, 2014 | 10:43 PM
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Re: Help with LU5 TPS voltage
Thanks and good question, because I've been humbled too many times working on cars! Pretty sure though the meter is set correctly because I checked it on the battery as suggested. Will try to troubleshoot over the weekend. Jim
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Jun 28, 2014 | 11:12 PM
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Re: Help with LU5 TPS voltage
Are you checking the correct wire?
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