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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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tps

where is it located? How do you tell if its going bad or is already bad? Lastly how much are replacements and how hard to reinstall?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Year and engine of truck would help.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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on the side of the throttle body.

on some you have to remove the tb.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Moore558
Year and engine of truck would help.
94 F250 351w with a E4 incase you wanna know that too
 
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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you will need to remove the tb.

get a new tb gasket.

good time to clean stuff up.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
you will need to remove the tb.

get a new tb gasket.

good time to clean stuff up.

Im not toooo sure exactly around the throttle bottle where its at. Anyone got a diagram of the motor?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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ok.

follow the double air tube to the motor.

it is attached to the tb.

i suggest you buy a manual, today.

why do you think the tps is bad?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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Before you start blindly changing parts, describe what problem you are having, and if you have not done so pull the codes. Ford Fuel Injection has a simple proceedure for this requiring only a paperclip or short piece of wire. You just put the clip/wire across a couple pins on the EEC test connector and count the flashes on the check engine light.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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Im not toooo sure exactly around the throttle bottle where its at. Anyone got a diagram of the motor?
It is at the end of the pulg and wires in the photo below.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Its not that I need to replace it part of the question was how do you know when its goin bad so what are the symptoms that way i know what it is where it is and when it happens.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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you need to describe what your vehicle is doing to get help.

like: is pedal stiff, unresponsive, idle high, idle low, flat spot when pressing pedal.

all trying to read your mind.

hope this helps.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
you need to describe what your vehicle is doing to get help.

like: is pedal stiff, unresponsive, idle high, idle low, flat spot when pressing pedal.

all trying to read your mind.

hope this helps.
It will idle high at start up, then lately when im driving it will rev high but not move as fast as how high it revs. When pulling off a stop ill give it gas and it will rev high i dont have a tac so i cant tell you the rpm, but it moves slower than it sounds. Trying to explain best as i can here.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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the iac=idle air control is on the side of the t. body and is probably the problem.

you did get a manual by now i hope.

you can try to clean it and it may help but it usually needs to be replaced.

do an advanced search in this forum on iac.

if you try to clean it, disconnect the batt. to reset computer.

take for a drive, shut off for a while and see if it got better.
 
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It will idle high at start up, then lately when im driving it will rev high but not move as fast as how high it revs. When pulling off a stop ill give it gas and it will rev high i dont have a tac so i cant tell you the rpm, but it moves slower than it sounds. Trying to explain best as i can here.
Go to a transmission shop and have them test drive it, sounds like the transmission may be going out.
The TPS does control the oil pressure in the transmission but I would not think it is all of your problems.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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The TPS can give a LOT of different symptoms when it's going bad. There's no specific symptom for it.

Do a search, you'll find a fairly recent thread where about ten guys give the symptoms their truck had when the TPS went out, and they pretty much all were different.
 
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