thegoatc

has anyone used a single 1157 taillight bulb to make a tps tester i made one and it worked once sort of it flickered but now it wont work at all just wondering if anyone else has tryed this because i am trying to adjust my tps and my light will not come on and both tps's test good with a ohm meter any help would be gratly appericaited
thanks
eric

mazdaverx713b

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eric, i've always used 194 bulbs. the connector i used was from a parts car and was a carb part i believe. i personally think that an 1157 is too large of a bulb for a tps adjustment light.

thegoatc

that's what i was wondering if they were too big and would draw too much current to light none the less not work thanks.
eric

mazdaverx713b

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maybe not too much current, just too bulky for my personal taste.

thegoatc

so i got some different bulbs and so one will come on but only one no matter what i do the bulb that is connected to the white and black wire will not light ever even if i push the plunger in out. any suggestions.

eric

thegoatc

ok so i was trying to ajust my tps and i cant get both lights to light up no matter what i do the bulb connected to the white and black wire on the green plug will not light i tryed to switch tps and test light but the black and white wire seems to be dead any suggestion to fix or trouble shoot.
eric

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

Try changing the wires around on your tps test setup where you have the 2 going into one feed. `1157 is a dual filament bulb or single? Sounds like the wiring on your tester isn't setup right. Got a picture of it?

thegoatc

its not the test wiring i know it has to be on the car and i cant get the light connected to the black and white wire to light sooo anoying probably reason first test light did not work help someone please.
eric

RXnos1200

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test your lights first on the battery. Do they both light up?

thegoatc

yep did that
eric

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

the only other thing I can think of is that maybe the green test plug is dirty. you said you tested 2 tps's with an ohm meter and they bothe checked out ok right? Hopefully RotaryDoctor will see your post soon. I just made my test light to check my tps last night. I turned the screw all the way in, hooked up my test light and then started adjusting the screw counterclockwise and kept going till I got 1 light. Good luck.

thegoatc

so you had two lights when depressed tps completlely or when not depressed

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

When I turned the tps adjustment screw all the way down and hooked up my tester to the green check plug ( after the car was warmed up ), both lights were on and then I started adjusting it counterclock wise till I had only 1 light on.

ratboy

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What procedure are you using to adjust your tps? The first time I tried I forgot to turn off the engine each time. Check out this doc that I use to solve any idle problem with my SE, the TPS adjustment info is near the bottom..

http://www.nellump.net/peri/epi/firs...gslseIdle.html

thegoatc

i have checked and checked and i still am not able to get this damn thing to work right does it matter what bulbs used? has anyone had a problem with using the wrong bulbs???
eric

trochoid

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12v bulb is a 12v bulb, unless you use a headlight, lol.

thegoatc

so its not the bulbs i was hoping that anyone would know if there is a way to fix this. thanks
eric