TPS is going, I think?
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TPS is going, I think?
when i hit the pedal it will start to take off and then just cut out! then after hitting it and letting off a few times it will work and then not and so on... Is it the TPS? and if so why is it my ford dealer is telling me i have to buy the whole pedal??? 
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I heard the same thing re: buying the whole assembly - then someone told me otherwise. When mine went I would put the tranny in gear and press the pedal and then nothing - but the truck would roll back and forth in gear, just no throttle. Try to search some posts, not 100% sure but I think you can clean the sensor and that will correct it sometimes. Good luck.
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Here's another thing to look at, make sure your map sensor hose isn't cracked or unhooked, if the map sensor can't see any boost, you'll get the same problem your describing. I made a homemade boost fooler(OBA) and I turned it down to far and on my way home I thought I had the same problem, TPS, turned the dial on the boost fooler to let some air to my map sensor and had my pedal action back.
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That's the only way ford sells it
Int'l sells the switch only,although I don't think it will interchange.
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Here's another thing to look at, make sure your map sensor hose isn't cracked or unhooked, if the map sensor can't see any boost, you'll get the same problem your describing. I made a homemade boost fooler(OBA) and I turned it down to far and on my way home I thought I had the same problem, TPS, turned the dial on the boost fooler to let some air to my map sensor and had my pedal action back.
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Some older models have the ones with the TPS built in until they ran out at the factory. New ones have the TPS that is replaceable. I had to buy the assembly, but I would take it off and have a look at it first to see if anything is damaged.
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