making sure of something.

[Foxfan88]

Ok my lil 88 is hard to get going, expecially in this cold weather.

I will start her up, i cant just pop it in drive it go or it will die.

If i gas it it will bog down and die, if i floor it it will bog and then start revving.

And when i drive it after setting for a while it will bog when i start to go from a stop sign. But after i get driving a for a bit and the engine is warmed up it will drive perfectly.

Will getting a new TPS help my problem? I know a tps will help my bad gas mileage.

If its not the tps that will fix the problems then what could it be?

Thanks for the help.

 

[mr_woodster]

have you checked your voltage on your Throttle Position Sensor (TPS)? With a volt meter probe the green wire(+), ground the other end of your meter(-) .
Key on , engine off, it should read .90 ish , open the t/b all the way it should max a little over 4.0v.

Check it before you replace it. Cold starts are hard on anything. let it warm up before you go anywhere, theres a reason its a rule of thumb

 

[Foxfan88]

so if its not those readings its a bad tps?
is there a way i can adjust it?

 

[mr_woodster]

if its not reading .90-somthing with the t/b closed, you can loosen the two philips screws that hold it in place and slightly turn it till it reads .90-something then tighten the screws.
Then double check your voltage again to make sure it didnt wiggle while you were screwing it tight.