Re: Evo Engine Temp Sensors - 4 in 8 years?

Preacher <preacher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: "George Pollard" <george@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:> Don, before buying a new TPS, be sure to pull it and clean any metal
:> shavings off of it. IIRC, that will screw it up, but cleaning it fixes
:> the problem.


: Cuz, yer confusin' yerself.

Hence my disclaimer that I have never been mistaken for someone who knows
what they are doing. (SFSF)

: The "metal shaving cleaning trick" is for the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS),
: not the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS).

Aha! I knew it had something to do with how fast you were going!

: The TPS's are sealed and you cain't clean shit off'a 'em. I've seen a ton of
: 'em fail after pressure washing them, mostly on warm/hot engine and with
: either a steam cleaner or a pressure washer. I've not seen too many of 'em
: fail from just a plain was on a cold engine (which I HIGHLY recommend doing,
: ONLY) but I s'pose it be possible <?shrug?>.

Hmm. I was just getting ready to go knopck some bugs off the bike before
heading to New Mexico. Guess I'll just clean the windshield, wouldn't
want to get the sensor wet. Oh well, just have to ride it.

: The guys original question was on the CTS, or "Cylinder Temp Sensor", aka ET
: sensor (abbreviation for "Engine Temp" Sensor, by OBD-II mandate). The early
: CTS's are well known for taking a dump. Redbeard E. had at least one per
: trip fail on him when he had his old 96 Evo FLT and IIRC, he had one or two
: fail on his 2004 before he dumped it in favor of his new (to him)
: Ninety........... 8(?) FLHT/C/U/I.

I think it's a 96, may be a 95.

: For some reason, tis a fact of life with the Harley ET sensors. At least on
: the Evo's.

: Glad I could help,

Well, I learned something, as I do just about every time I step into the
bar.

Have one on me, cousin, and Shirley, a round on the house.

--
George Pollard BS235
"An organic pain collector, racing to oblivion"
Ride reports: http://georgerides.blogspot.com/
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