Please recommend the Digital Voltmeter to use, by brand name and model number, when setting the TPS. Also, what setting do you put it on? I am no good with electrical, except to connect wires with obvious male / female connectors. A photo with the meter shown clearly would help a lot of us.
Thanks

 

Fluke makes Quite a few nice peices

Ive had no trouble with Mine.

 

Any digital volt meter will work just fine. I have a craftsman piece that I like. It's compact, has a rubber shock resistant case over it, and even has the ability to check capacitors.

But when I set my TPS, I use my scan tool to monitor the voltage. Since this is the voltage that the computer sees, I feel it's better to set it by that instead of the voltage at the TPS. Granted they should be the same, but with old wires, it's quite possible that it may vary slightly.

As for what setting to put it on, you want it on DC volts.

 

If you're looking to buy a multi-purpose (and not just car) meter I'd suggest fluke also. Sorry I don't have a model # for you though

 

I've got a Fluke 112. Cost me an arm and a leg for, but it was very useful when I was an Electrician. Most multimeters will serve your purpose as long as you don't by the $5 unknown brand. As long as it serves it's purpose measuring Volts, Ohms and Amps.

 

I've got more meters than I can shake a stick at. Fluke, sears craftsman, simpson, triplett, etc. They all have the same accuracy, and you don't need to spend a fortune to get a good one. I use the one from sears on my cars, because it was relatively cheap, has a audible continuity buzzer for tracing wires and finding shorts. It's just as accurate as my fluke 87 III DVM's. It even has a thermocouple for measuring temp.

This one is a little different, because the one I use is older, but it does everything you'll need and then some.

http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summ...id=03482175000

 

Thanks, you are all great people taking your time to help a fellow Thirdgen er.

 

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get a fluke 98, and I'll call youm when I need to borrow it :hail: