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Salt & Pepper Anyone?

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  • Start date Start date Jul 21, 2005

Skoobie

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I've been scouring the rough/hunting idle threads for a while now and one thing that I havent tried yet is checking out the harness for the Salt & Pepper shakers. People say that a faulty connection could cause the idle problems, my question is; is there a way to tell the shakers are bad? Volt Meter? What should the tollerance be? A few months after I got the car I did one of those 'low pressure' wash downs of the engine bay at a coin op place. After I did that all my interior lights wouldnt shut off (i.e. hatch light, vanity lights, dome lights) In stead of dealing with the problem I just pulled all the bulbs...I know I know. Now that I look back (its hard to remember when it started now) my rough idle/hunting idle problems started around that time? I dont want to just start dumping cash into parts I dont need to replace so if someone could throw me a bone that would be awesome
 

HISSIN50

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The pins inside the connectors can look like poop (poor conductivity from dirty corrosion, etc). The pins pass the juice and grounds for the computer's sensors and solenoids, so it is pretty important.

Most just clean them up and make sure the terminals look alright (they are not mangled). Then put some dielectrical grease in there and button them back up.

Jrichker might have a breakdown on what pin does what. That is too much for a simpleton like me.

Good luck.
 

Skoobie

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Yeah I saw the diagram for the 10-pin. I was just wondering what voltage each pin SHOULD read. Or if its even necessary the check such a thing. First things first I guess, check for corrosion. Real quick with the interior lights. Shouldnt they have turned back off after all the moisture evaporated? To this day I have to keep the bulbs out or it drains the battery.
 

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I dont see how the interior lights could be affected by an engine wash, so I had not addressed that earlier.

Did the dimmer go south? If the lights go out but there is a draw, I would look for hidden lights staying on, like the glove box light.

Others will have better ideas,and maybe Jrichker or one of the other wiring wizards will have info on the 10 pin values (I just check values at various sensors themselves).

Good luck.
 
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