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'84 944 acceleration problems

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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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What would cause my car to only accelerate to 1200 rpm or 15mph, although the idle is fine. I had to swerve left-right-left, and the power would come back on fully,for a short time then cut out again. The car has very low miles.
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Bad TPS.
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Thanks. Isthere adifference between the TPS and the throttle switch. Haynes manual doesn't seem tospecify. How can I change the TPS and where exactly is it located?
 
Old Aug 29, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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It is the throttle position switch. black box on the side of the throttle body (on the NA's it is on the underside).
 
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