Bad TPS Connector?
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Car: '88 Red Trans Am w/ T-tops
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: T-5
Bad TPS Connector?
Ok so i went through the flow chart for a code 21 and my final results say it is a bad TPS or TPS connector? How can a TPS connector go bad. It's just a peice of plastic. Am i overlooking something here?
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From: Richlands N.C.
Car: '92 RS
Engine: 350 carb'd
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 4.10
What that means is that the terminals might not be makng a good contact with the sensor terminals or a wire is broken in the connector.
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From: Long Island
Car: 1985 Trans Am/ Recaro w/webbed headrests (AS5)?
Engine: Code F
Transmission: 700, shame, ain't it?
Axle/Gears: 3.27 Borg-Warner posi
TPS
With the motor running, try moving the TPS lever, it should rev the motor a bit with the throttle plates closed. If you have a digital voltmeter, you can install three jumpers, and check the voltage at the top two terminals. Specifically it should read anywhere from .54 to .56 volts, but I have read a wider band can be tolerated, up to .62v. Depends on how good Haynes is, and what you want for an idle speed without adjusting the throttle body plates.
Last edited by crapper_mekanic; Jul 28, 2005 at 08:34 PM.
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