[V8] Re: V8 suddenly running like a coffee grinder above 1700 rpm

[Ingo D. Rautenberg]

Sorry, Kent, but the ECU automatically retards timing when one unplugs one
or both knock sensors...BTTT (Been there tried that)

-Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 3:41 PM
Subject: [V8] Re: V8 suddenly running like a coffee grinder above 1700 rpm


> "Fedor Veenhuyzen" <id at wxs.nl> wrote:
> > BTW, I noticed a crack in one of my knock sensors, could that be it?
>
> Just a wild guess here -- if the knock sensor is cracked,
> it could be shorting out, which might tell the ECU to
> totally retard the timing, causing a lack of power above
> 1700 rpm.  Unplugging the KS may cause it to send
> _no_ signal to the ECU, so timing is not retarded.
>
> Aso, TPS = throttle position sensor.
>
> Kent
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"
>
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