[s-cars] By-passing the CPS

[Steve Powers]

On 5/11/07, Vincent Frégeac <s.sikss at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've read somewhere that the role of the CPS is to tell the ECU the starter
> is actually cranking the engine so it's OK to activate the fuel pump
> (something you don't really need a buried in 8h of work sensor to realize).
> Then, the engine speed sensor takes the relay and tells the ECU to keep the
> fuel pump running. This brought two questions to my mind:

this is my understanding as well. I had a broken signal wire in my CPS circuit.

I got my car started using ether, e.g. starting fluid, sprayed into
the snorkle. I was checking for spark and was surprised it not only
started but when the ether was used up, the car remained running. I
tried it a couple of times to make sure before I grabbed the can and
headed to the freeway to see if I could make full power (I could).

Steve Powers