Throttle Position Sensor

1991 Pontiac LeMans LE, 2D Hatchback, Automatic, 3T40/MD9SECTION Throttle Position Sensor
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) VOLTAGE TEST (1)

Application Volts
Closed Throttle .4-1.25
Full Throttle 4.8
(1) Measure voltage at circuit No. 417 (Blue wire) with circuit No. 452 (Black wire) grounded and a 5-volt reference supplied to circuit No. 416 (Gray wire).
RENDER: 1.0x

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