I just picked up my secound 86 5.0L, & I have been driving it for almost two weeks. Then today I was looking at the engine & I relized my TPS wasn't there, just a white spade sticking up with the holes for the sensor. Car runs great has a little hesitation when I first take off when its cold but when its warm its great. Should I get a new sensor and put it on & would make any difference? Should there be more problems if theres no TPS?
So I should get a lot more power then? Just taught my other car was cammed.It has a roll cage & flowmaster ss exhaust with a offroad H pipe. Is there anything I should know about installing one?
So I went home at lunch & looking at the sensor found out it was still there but not hooked up. so i screwed it in the throttle body but if I test the green & black wire I get 1.5 or 1.4, test the sensor on my other 86 & I get about 1.2. Am I doing something wrong or are both sensor bad? was going to put the one that is 1.2 on but it wont fit unless I dremel the plate on the body. So I put the one on that reads 1.4-5 & it seems to be a little more responsive than it was with none, but i'm wondering if it could be better????? when I tested them in my hand unpluged that was when I got my lowest reading.
I had everything off & was testing it with it unpluged from the harness, if i turn the key to on, without running would that be the proper way to test it?
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Originally Posted by EagleAutosports
When you're checking the TPS, check it with the key on, engine off. If you check it with the engine running, it'll be higher.
My car is missing a TPS sensor, Do I need it? 
