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What happens to ECM when TPS sensor is disconnected

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GNandTTA

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Friend of mines car idles better when the TPS is disconnected. Car pulls strong otherwise. All Turbolink specs are very good with it connected (TPS = .44, BLM & INT locked on 128 (Thrasher), IAC = 10-15) but it has a miss at idle. Went through all the basics including swapping parts from one of my cars. Just for the hell of it I disconnected the TPS and the miss dissapeared.;) Triple checked this and every time the TPS is disconnected the miss is 100% gone. Manually verified TPS is good with volt meter - no bad spots. Swapped it anyway with the same results. Just wondering what compensations the ECM makes if the TPS circuit fails or is disconnected. I would guess a richer air/fuel mixture?
 
I belive that it adjusts it to a "base" setting. When I unplug it, the car idles high and the check engine light will come on.
 
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