Can't get TPS to read the correct voltage
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From: Atlanta, GA/ Clemson, SC
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
Transmission: T56
Can't get TPS to read the correct voltage
I have been messing with my idle for the past couple of days and finally got the issue with the IAC straightened out. The car will idle fine now but I have a problem with the TPS. Since I adjusted (lowered) the minimum idle, I havn't been able to get the TPS back to .54 volts. It just runs out of room for adjustment. I can move the sensor down a good bit to lower the voltage but the highest I can get it to read is .51 volts. I can't move the sensor any higher to obtain the correct reading. Is my sensor just bad (why would it go bad by only adjusting the minimum idle) or is there a way to zero it out or reset it? Thanks
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1991 Z28 - 350 TPI, T56, McLeod street clutch, LT4 pressure plate, Pro 5.0 shifter, ported plenum & runners, AFPR, Hooker shorty headers w/o AIR, Flowmaster muffler, homeade ram-air, SSM subframe connectors, Kenny Brown STB, Global West steering box brace, Steve Spohn adjustable torque arm and T56 crossmember
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1991 Z28 - 350 TPI, T56, McLeod street clutch, LT4 pressure plate, Pro 5.0 shifter, ported plenum & runners, AFPR, Hooker shorty headers w/o AIR, Flowmaster muffler, homeade ram-air, SSM subframe connectors, Kenny Brown STB, Global West steering box brace, Steve Spohn adjustable torque arm and T56 crossmember
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Steve91Z28 L98:
I have been messing with my idle for the past couple of days and finally got the issue with the IAC straightened out. The car will idle fine now but I have a problem with the TPS. Since I adjusted (lowered) the minimum idle, I havn't been able to get the TPS back to .54 volts. It just runs out of room for adjustment. I can move the sensor down a good bit to lower the voltage but the highest I can get it to read is .51 volts. I can't move the sensor any higher to obtain the correct reading. Is my sensor just bad (why would it go bad by only adjusting the minimum idle) or is there a way to zero it out or reset it? Thanks
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I have been messing with my idle for the past couple of days and finally got the issue with the IAC straightened out. The car will idle fine now but I have a problem with the TPS. Since I adjusted (lowered) the minimum idle, I havn't been able to get the TPS back to .54 volts. It just runs out of room for adjustment. I can move the sensor down a good bit to lower the voltage but the highest I can get it to read is .51 volts. I can't move the sensor any higher to obtain the correct reading. Is my sensor just bad (why would it go bad by only adjusting the minimum idle) or is there a way to zero it out or reset it? Thanks
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From: Atlanta, GA/ Clemson, SC
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
Transmission: T56
I realize that it doesn't really matter but it's just the fact that there is definitely something wrong somewhere if I can't get it to read properly. I'd like to set it to .58-.60 but I can't even get it up to factory spec.
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Ok I guess mine isn't adjustable. I'll check the TPS when I get home to see if it reset itself. Should it be at .54 or .71 volts? I thought it was supposed to be .54
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