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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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How do you do it? I searched but I don't have much experience testing sensors. Do I just take the red lead from the voltmeter and pop that against the red wire and then ground the black wire? I was trying all that but i got no power whatsoever.

What do I need to do to get a reading? I turned the car to the 'on' position and turned on the voltmeter to read dc power, but I got no signal.

Just take the red testprobe to the red wire on the TPS outlet and ground the black lead to the battery?

Weird.. I know i'm dumb but someone please help me.
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 01:39 PM
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ok.. someone gotta know
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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Default Re: Testing a TPS.. stupid question alert (civicmon)

you gotta search archives too bud...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=914883
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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I saw that one...

but I missed this very important line...

First, cut a small window on the insulation of the middle wire at the TPS.

I've been trying to stick in in the wire port there thinking I could get a signal w/o splicing a wire but that didn't work.. that line is the obvious one I'm missing.. durrr

thanks man
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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depends on what kind of probes you have on your meter... with some of the smaller ones you can go in through the back of the plug....
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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my probes were sharp at the end so i pierced the wire and then covered it back up with the insulation that was on it.. test the green and the middle.. mine were GRN, RED/BLU, and RED so i had to figure that out myself
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