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Subject:Re: FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
From:Benny boy
Date:Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:13:17 -0500

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Ben

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:52:21 -0500, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
wrote:

>Those are all good suggestions. I would try a couple of easy things also.
>
>First disconnect the O2 sensor. Granted it is not a likely suspect for
>cold idle problems but worth a shot.
>
>Next I would focus on the TEMP2 sensor. Disconnect and reconnect the plug
>several times to "clean" the connection. This worked for me once with a
>very similar problem.  If you have an Ohm Meter I would compare it's
>resistance with the TEMP1 sensor. This trick will only work when both
>sensors are at the same temperature, like first thing in the morning. At
>the ECU plug, hold the black lead on pin 6 (sensor common) and compare the
>readings between pins 9 and 10. They should be less than 10% of each
>other.
>
>Good Luck
>Ken Lewis
>http://neksiwel.20m.com/