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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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Ok I tried re-grounding the black wire to my pressure (boost) sensor. I Checked the FSM and did some searches...black wire for an 88TII.
It was running well before I added the ground, and now it hesitates & looses power under hard acceleration.
So I disconnect the ground from the body, and it's fine again. WTF. Wrong wire? I'm sure it's the black.

I'd really appreciate some help
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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Did you use a digital multi meter to confirm it is the correct wire??? Some cars use Black/Brown as ground there.
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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Well........no. I need a multimeter I know. BUT,
I have:
black
black/white
brown/red
brown/white
Same as in FSM wiring & connector diagrams. If I read them correctly, the black grounds to the air flow meter.
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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I do have that Black is the ground there it is in pin 2 of the plug

Plug lay out:

B/W pin one - Black Pin 2
Brn/red pin 3 - Brn/wht pin 4
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 01:36 PM
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Ok let me chime in on this one.

If you have UPGRADED silicone hoses on your car. Did you take the "pill" our of the pressure sensor line and re-instal it on the silicone one?

If you didn't which I happened to also NOT DO when I regrounded it. You will get this kind of hesitation above 4k rpms.

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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:03 AM
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Thanks but no new silicon hoses.
I'm sure black is ground.

So how could adding a ground to the boost sensor create a hesitation?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:05 AM
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Could my soldering suck?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:59 AM
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Did you re-ground everything else?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 09:57 AM
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I've grounded the leading coil, and added a engine-chassis ground. Have yet to do ECU.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 12:55 PM
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I need input please.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 01:06 PM
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Perhaps remove the ground. Sounds crazy, but if it was working......
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:28 PM
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my apologies, the hose running from the pressure sensor to the intake has no "pill" in it. I understand it should.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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yes it should have one. Try and get one from the dealer. I should only be around 3-5 dollars.

This should fix the problems.

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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:48 PM
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Son of a Bitch no pill in my pressure hose! All this time no pill, I reground the pressure sensor and it magnifies the problem. To think it could have been running better all this time!!

1987RX7guy I just read your hole thead, this exact same thing happened to you. It was as if I'd written it!

I should have checked yesterday, but I never fooled with that hose so I figured it couldn't be it. I realized previous owner had new hoses installed with motor.

Calling the dealer first thing tomorrow

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