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Temperature In-line Resistor causing poor idle? (archive)
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Posted by charlie on April 21, 2002 at 18:47:55:

I found a resistor soldered in-line on one of the wires running to the group of sensors on the thermostat housing. I had been searching for a poor connection possibly causing my car's rough idle, and found that the idle slightly surged when I moved one of the temperature sensor wires. I removed the electricalc tape and found a resistor soldered in-line with the wire. Does anyone know what this resistor is for and how significant it is to the performance of the car's idle? Any advice much appreciated.


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