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Subject:Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
From:Damon Campbell
Date:Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:50:56 -0800

Hello list,

I am hoping some of you cross-platform geniuses out
there can help me with a little project i have.

Problem:
I'm just about ready to upgrade my FI system to a
Megasquirt unit.  I am pretty close to installing it
with the exception of one problem - the throttle
position sensor.  Megasquirt (MS) uses a genuine
throttle position sensor... not the dinky little
idle/WOT switch we get.  I need to replace the stock
switch with this sensor, but don't really know
anything about them, or how they typically mount to
the throttle body.  The sensor needs to output 0-5V
(linear).

Do you of you smart mechanic-y kids out there have any
suggestions for obvious (to you) solutions for a guy
who doesn't really have much time to spend at a
wrecking yard?  I unfortunately have only meager
fabrication facilities at the moment, so any thing
used to fit the sensor would have to be fairly simple
(but if you say it can be done, i am reasonably clever
in figuring things out).  It would also help if you
could recommend a particular make/model of vehicle to
get it from.  It would be nice to stay VW, but not
really important...

Your help is much appreciated, and thank you in
advance,
-Damon

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'84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX (wow... it actually works!)

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