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Old 02-24-2006, 05:26 PM   #9
maxwedge
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Smile Re: '97 runaway idle, erratic upshift

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Originally Posted by jeffcoslacker
Too easy . I prefer to think through the problem, and come up with an answer myself, then verify with fault codes to see if I'm on the right track. Sometimes fault codes can be misleading as well, taking you in the wrong direction. When your theory of the problem matches the data, you can be pretty confident you've solved the problem.

In this case, the physical condition of the sensor once I took it off left no doubt it was the problem.
Jeff, I meant a full scan so you could see if the tps dropped out, which of course a scope would handle better, not codes alone.
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