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    Quote Originally Posted by glennb View Post
    Ive heard of these water temp senders doin Strange stuff.

    It works the gauge fine. How would it cause my power loss. Is it an ECU thing?
    Its not the temp gauge sensor its the one that tells the car you have reached a certain temp then tells the car to idle down...or something like that??

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    not a dodgey catalytic convertor is it? i'd be checking that out to

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    I seem to have found the issue.

    I pulled the TPS off last night and drowned it with crc and now it seen to have all its power back and no flat spots.

    Thanks to everyone for all the great ideas.
    Illl keep you posted on a def answer.

    Thanks

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    Tps are common to stuff up.. I have 3 here that are all stuffed in different ways.... whether this is your issue time will tell?

    Lets hope you have found the problem as this stuff just drives ya nuts!!!!!!

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    Your not Wrong Mate. I've been a mechanic for 20 yrs and these lil poxy intermittant problems can drive a man to drink.........ALOT

    Cheers

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    Ok.. looks like its back to the drink..... The new TPS is in and made no diff.

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