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Freelance Professional Computer Geek by day (IT-related stuff like network administration, troubleshooting, tech support, etc.; programming in VB, PHP, and a smattering of other languages; web design; etc. etc. etc.)... Rock Star by night :) I play guitar in 2 bands - one is original metal...

Yeah I guess I jumped the gun a little bit in my diagnosis... being an electronics guy and given the other weirdnesses the car exhibits (tail sensor comes on randomly for no reason, interior lights only work about 1/2 of time, the start position on the ignition fails sporadically requiring use...

Well I tried like hell to get a wrench down into the space to be able to remove the ISCV and just couldn't do it, so I finally gave in and took it to my mechanic to let him do it :) Turns out the TPS was ok after all. The throttle stop was out of adjustment as was the TPS itself, resulting in...

As far as I know, the emissions gear is in use, but I could be wrong. The big port is the one that hooks up to the 3000 pipe, and the right-angle smaller one at the back of the TB goes to the air cleaner, right? Is there supposed to be anything connected to the front straight port on the top...

Ok that's kinda what I had thought. If the gasket between the ISCV and the manifold is in good shape, can it be reused, or should it be replaced? Also, the PCV valve and ports you mentioned are on the TB, not the ISCV, correct?

Probably not a very good idea... from what I understand the knock sensor is how the system knows where to adjust its timing for optimal performance (i.e. roll the timing forward until it detects knock, then back it off a hair). If you were to bypass it, the system would see it as a fault and...

Thanks JetJock, it's good to know I'm understanding things correctly. I tested the throttle angle section again as you suggested, but it tested fine, at least on my Shit-O-Matic meter :) As another test, I cleared the codes on the car, then unplugged the TPS on the TB and plugged in the spare...

Just want to make sure I'm on the right track here... First, some background: I took the car in for an alignment and had them change the oil over to full synthetic with a Wix filter (previously had dino oil and some cheapie filter). As expected, after the change they pulled the EFI fuse and...

Yeah I'm gonna look around and see what I can find for those - there's a crack under the passenger side fog light anyway that's bugging me anyway. That's gotta wait until I get some of the more immediate problems taken care of though... I got an alignment and oil change yesterday, during which...

Ok so I looked into the sprayer mystery a bit. There are the two normal windshield sprayers, but there is no evidence that there are (or ever were) any headlight sprayers. I had my brother push the button while I wached the front end, and no fluid came out anywhere, although every time the...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to drop a quick line to introduce myself... I've been lurking here for the past 2 months while I was waiting for my baby to get fixed, but now that I've got on the road I'm sure I'll be a little more active here :) So she's a 1987 Supra Turbo, which I've wanted to...