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cossieguy
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Stupid question?
« on: Dec 6th, 2006, 11:45am » |
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What is the plastic switch under accelerator pedal?(Mounted in to footwell). Normally you have a metal stop there but this seems to have a switch built into it. Is something to do with WOT detection or kickdown?
Guy.
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scorpio_man
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Re: Stupid question?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 6th, 2006, 12:43pm » |
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hi there
it's a throw back to the kick down switch from the granada.
hth
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Re: Stupid question?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 6th, 2006, 4:39pm » |
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on Dec 6th, 2006, 12:50pm, Kjetil S wrote:| Isn't that the throttle position sensor? Or am I wrong? |
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The TPS is on the engine inlet manifold and senses the actual position of the butterfly valve providing feedback of position to the EEC. If it were on the foot pedal and you used cruise control it would no longer provide a true position to the EEC.
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TiberiuS
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Re: Stupid question?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 6th, 2006, 8:02pm » |
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I thought it was the kickdown switch too, kickdown on mine seems to start a bit eariler in the throttle travel though, I think it's done through the tps nowadays.
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Re: Stupid question?
« Reply #5 on: Dec 6th, 2006, 8:08pm » |
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i think its the kick down too,mine seems to hold the box in gear longer as the revs rise up to the red line
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Re: Stupid question?
« Reply #6 on: Dec 6th, 2006, 9:07pm » |
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hi there
it not connected to anything. the throttle opens to about 80%, then by another 13% at wide open throttle.
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