> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:48:18 +0000 > From: Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> > Subject: temp sensor > why does the temp sensor not allow the van to start? what i hear is this > part fails alot, my trouble of no start and stalling as now pointed me in this > direction, but my plugs were fouled out and a dirty fuel filter have been > replaced does this get send a signal from the ECU to the injectors. When that famous sensor started failing on my '85, it was an intermittant failure. Maybe once every 3 months or so; when it became a more solid failure I caught it, and changed it. No more flooded conditions. Why does it cause this condition? According to the temperature versus resistance chart on page 24-32 in the Bently, at around 70f it should read about 2000 ohms. Mine read some 60,000 ohms, which told the computer the temperature was REALLY cold, (-300f?) and it reacted with a REALLY rich mixture. Forrest |
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