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Old 08-09-2015, 06:09 PM
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Tpi tunning issue

Hey guys, have a few questions. I am working on a truck for a friend of mine, the truck has a TPI motor in it with a painless harness. I am assuming its a 90-92 tpi setup, no MAS, has MAP sensor. It stumbles hard after idle and runs rich, bellows black smoke. It throws a code 36, and 44. I have replaced damn near every sensor i could think off and just put a new MAP senson on it. After that it ran good for 10 minutes, took it for a drive and almost couldn't get it back in the driveway it runs so bad, cannot keep it running unless you throttle it hard. Any sugggestions?
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Re: Tpi tunning issue

Strat by troubleshooting not replacing parts. We have no idea what's been done to this motor if anything but it helps to use a guideline. Hopefully the harness is pinned correctly.http://www.chevythunder.com/est_code_42.htm
http://chevythunder.com/o2_sensor_code_44.htm
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I have been troubleshooting. But when all else fails, remove and replace. I would hope the harness is correct, coming from Painless but a possibility it could be miss pinned. I will check that. I did find a dead spot on the TPS sensor today, when i bought the new one from Napa, it came adjustable, slotted screw holes. How do you set that? Never seen that before.
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Speed density ecm doesn't care what the tps is set at. As long as the blades are shut it'll be accurate. It takes the baseline voltage and figures off that.
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Re: Tpi tunning issue

copy that, thanx
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