can i test a tps and is mine screwed

dastang2

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hello, is there a way i can test my tps and would it make the car do this.
it runs steady when barely pushing the gas but as soon as the pedal gets to a certain position, the car starts cutting out very histerically. can i clean the tps and get any results.
 
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maybe it is not the tps but what i am talking is about is on top of the throttle body with 2 bolts. is this the iac or tps sensor. can i clean both sensors on the throttle body. would either of these cause my problems
 
I don't think you can clean it cause you'd have to somehow open it up. The way to check it is take an ohmmeter and slowly turn it. If there is a jump in resistance at a certain spot then its bad, otherwise it should steadily rise as you move it.