[V8] ABS Tester for V8

[cobram at juno.com]

I'll ditto that, and add that I've yet to come across an ABS problem that
necessitated any special equipment.  Worse I've ever had to deal with was
on my 200TQA.  Had a helluva time trying to get at an ABS problem, turned
out to be a bad sensor cable that somehow (the Sherlock Holmes in me
suspects it got pinched during a motor mount replacement long ago)  was
broken in the middle of the pristine sheath.  It was an intermittent, 
what made it really difficult was that when I put the car on a lift to
check, the cable would make positive contact and the problem would
correct itself for a while.  It was an intermittent problem, while I
can't prove it, I could swear on more than one occasion I heard Gremlins
under the hood having a good laugh at my expense.

BCNU,
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"urq" <urq at pacbell.net> writes:
> The service manual has ABS tests that can be done that do not involve 
> the
> specialized instrumentation.  Another thing folks with automatic V8s 
> can use
> for troubleshooting is to observe if the center diff is getting 
> locked at
> unusual times.  If the center diff is behaving properly it speaks 
> against a
> problem with the wheel sensors.  It has been a while since I looked 
> at the
> manual, but ISTR a bad connection to the alternator field lead can 
> cause the
> ABS to shut off, and there's some sort of ABS Power Relay that can 
> cause a
> similar problem.  
> 
> Steve Buchholz
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> My regular mechanic has not had time to spend on my ABS yet, so the 
> ABS in
> my car is still inop.  I think we will find a bad sensor, although 
> he did
> check all of them initially.