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Posted by Bruce H 85 745 ATL on April 21, 2002 at 21:45:58:

In Reply to: Temperature In-line Resistor causing poor idle? 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.


the resistor was a dealer fix in the 80's to improve emission compliance. Found one on my 81 323 that was *NOT* dealer installed. Removed it with no effect.

FWIW,
Bruce H

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