WTB TPS

RoughRex · 04-14-2009, 08:08 AM

Anyone remotely close to Nashville have a TPS? I think mine might be shot. My car idles at 1200-1500 RPM and when I test the TPS with an ohm meter sometimes it seems to be ok but other times the results are all over the place. I can reach in and push the plunger on the TPS all the way down and the idle will drop to normal until I give it gas again. I will come and pick it up and pay cash if you have a good one.

My5ABaby · 04-14-2009, 01:00 PM

Can you drive it to DGRR? I probably have an extra one around the house but that's about 3 hours from you.

djmtsu · 04-14-2009, 02:14 PM

jfaplanet is going to bring one too. Just to make sure.

Unless you can get to his house before Thursday morning that is.

RoughRex · 04-14-2009, 07:08 PM

Yeah I can drive it fine. Bring me what ya got to DGRR and hopefully I'll have it purring like a... lion before we leave

I'll see ya all there this weekend!

My5ABaby · 04-15-2009, 10:48 PM

I found at least 3, possibly 5.

I'm not sure why I have this many TPS, but hopefully one will work if yours doesn't get straightened out.

NCross · 04-28-2009, 09:26 AM

Did you ever fix your problem? I have some extras. I'm that guy that towed the sport out of your drive way a while back BTW.

My5ABaby · 04-28-2009, 10:34 AM

He's good to go. I hooked him up with a new TPS (not sure if it was needed) and he adjusted his idle screw on the UIM. Now purring at ~750.

RoughRex · 04-28-2009, 07:05 PM

It started idling high again on the way home from DGRR... Appears to be BAC related. Either way I'm relatively certain that the TPS is not a problem. Thanks though

I remember your forum name

. I know you had gotten that car running but how did the Title ever work out?

fire85gslse · 05-18-2009, 10:23 PM

Jason (RoughRex),

How are you and the wife? Long time no speak. How are the kids?
Man, we have the two girls and just adopted a 2 year old boy. SO now with a 1 year old, 2 year old, and 6 year old the house is freaking crazy!
Chad

RoughRex · 05-26-2009, 01:48 PM

haha, and a week goes by before I reply...

We're doing fine! The wife has gotten a promotion at work and and our son slept through the night for the first time this weekend

We are currently trying to do some work on our house to get it ready for sale. Looking to move out near your area since we both work in Franklin. We've been considering adoption for some time as well. May I ask what country you adopted from? Are you going to be at the meet on Thursday?

fire85gslse · 05-26-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RoughRex

haha, and a week goes by before I reply...

We're doing fine! The wife has gotten a promotion at work and and our son slept through the night for the first time this weekend

We are currently trying to do some work on our house to get it ready for sale. Looking to move out near your area since we both work in Franklin. We've been considering adoption for some time as well. May I ask what country you adopted from? Are you going to be at the meet on Thursday?

What meet? Glad to hear the boy is doing good.
Hope the rest of the family is well.
Our adoption was a last min thing that came up out of no where. Its family and my sister got into some crap.
And ya, you need to come over near me so the girls can hang and we can talk rotary.
Chad

djmtsu · 05-26-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fire85gslse

What meet?

Thursday at Attention to Detail in Smyrna.

NCross · 04-29-2009, 05:46 PM

Well sadly... I could never get it titled and to make things worse when I took it out for a spin I discovered it had a blown rear rotor. It started, drove and idled great in the yard and driveway, but had 0 power and struggled to reach 60 MPH on my test drive. It had to be used for parts, but it went to a good cause. My old worn out interior in my GXL was replaced with the interior out of the sport. It cleaned up very nicely I was able to salvage the sport aero package and put it on the GXL. I swapped the manual windows onto the GXL. I then used a few parts off of it to rebuild an old 88 T2 with a title. I then traded the 88 T2 for my 79 SA. i have no plans of ever getting rid of the 79 SA. Shes a beaut!

The sport is sitting at my parents house as a rolling chasis. I'm using it to hold parts. I was bummed I couldn't get it titled... but at least it wasn't crushed or wasted. I may build it for a track only car someday... I have a spare motor sitting in the garage.

04-14-2009, 08:08 AM	#1
RoughRex Out of Nickels and Dimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 192 Rep Power: 17	WTB TPS - Nashville area Anyone remotely close to Nashville have a TPS? I think mine might be shot. My car idles at 1200-1500 RPM and when I test the TPS with an ohm meter sometimes it seems to be ok but other times the results are all over the place. I can reach in and push the plunger on the TPS all the way down and the idle will drop to normal until I give it gas again. I will come and pick it up and pay cash if you have a good one. __________________ 1988 GXL

04-14-2009, 01:00 PM	#2
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (6) Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 19	Can you drive it to DGRR? I probably have an extra one around the house but that's about 3 hours from you. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."

04-14-2009, 02:14 PM	#3
djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (10) Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 21	jfaplanet is going to bring one too. Just to make sure. Unless you can get to his house before Thursday morning that is. __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

04-14-2009, 07:08 PM	#4
RoughRex Out of Nickels and Dimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 192 Rep Power: 17	Yeah I can drive it fine. Bring me what ya got to DGRR and hopefully I'll have it purring like a... lion before we leave I'll see ya all there this weekend! __________________ 1988 GXL

04-15-2009, 10:48 PM	#5
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (6) Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 19	I found at least 3, possibly 5. I'm not sure why I have this many TPS, but hopefully one will work if yours doesn't get straightened out. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."

04-28-2009, 09:26 AM	#6
NCross Babaganoosh! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Thompsons Station,TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Did you ever fix your problem? I have some extras. I'm that guy that towed the sport out of your drive way a while back BTW.

04-28-2009, 10:34 AM	#7
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (6) Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 19	He's good to go. I hooked him up with a new TPS (not sure if it was needed) and he adjusted his idle screw on the UIM. Now purring at ~750. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."

04-28-2009, 07:05 PM	#8
RoughRex Out of Nickels and Dimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 192 Rep Power: 17	It started idling high again on the way home from DGRR... Appears to be BAC related. Either way I'm relatively certain that the TPS is not a problem. Thanks though I remember your forum name . I know you had gotten that car running but how did the Title ever work out? __________________ 1988 GXL Last edited by RoughRex; 04-28-2009 at 07:07 PM..

05-18-2009, 10:23 PM	#9
fire85gslse RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Middle TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 18	Jason (RoughRex), How are you and the wife? Long time no speak. How are the kids? Man, we have the two girls and just adopted a 2 year old boy. SO now with a 1 year old, 2 year old, and 6 year old the house is freaking crazy! Chad __________________ I own A few Rotaries and Yes, I have a rotary problem. (SELLING OFF All my parts) 79SA(Respeed Car),93 FD (tweakit)

05-26-2009, 01:48 PM	#10
RoughRex Out of Nickels and Dimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 192 Rep Power: 17	haha, and a week goes by before I reply... We're doing fine! The wife has gotten a promotion at work and and our son slept through the night for the first time this weekend We are currently trying to do some work on our house to get it ready for sale. Looking to move out near your area since we both work in Franklin. We've been considering adoption for some time as well. May I ask what country you adopted from? Are you going to be at the meet on Thursday? __________________ 1988 GXL

04-29-2009, 05:46 PM	#13
NCross Babaganoosh! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Thompsons Station,TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Well sadly... I could never get it titled and to make things worse when I took it out for a spin I discovered it had a blown rear rotor. It started, drove and idled great in the yard and driveway, but had 0 power and struggled to reach 60 MPH on my test drive. It had to be used for parts, but it went to a good cause. My old worn out interior in my GXL was replaced with the interior out of the sport. It cleaned up very nicely I was able to salvage the sport aero package and put it on the GXL. I swapped the manual windows onto the GXL. I then used a few parts off of it to rebuild an old 88 T2 with a title. I then traded the 88 T2 for my 79 SA. i have no plans of ever getting rid of the 79 SA. Shes a beaut! The sport is sitting at my parents house as a rolling chasis. I'm using it to hold parts. I was bummed I couldn't get it titled... but at least it wasn't crushed or wasted. I may build it for a track only car someday... I have a spare motor sitting in the garage. __________________ 79 sa22c Sunrise red 12a powered 3rd gear chirper 86 GXL Brilliant Silver 30,000 miles and counting 87 Sport Sunrise Red Parts car/storage bin 88 T2 SOLD!