So I have ohmed out a total of two tps's:

As resistance increases... there is a short moment where the meter does read "OL". But then about a second later it seems to be sweeping up fine. The only thing I can think of is that its the meter changing values from ohms to k ohms.

Both TPS's that I tested have done this...

So my question is.... Did I just so happen to get two faulty tps's or is it actually the way meter is operating?

 

i have 3...2 of them are bad if that helps, well one of those 2 i tried to disect n ghetto rig it with superglue....but that didnt work well because of the engine heat, so i said screw it and got a new one, a new used one

 

A cheap (<$10) needle type meter is sometimes better at observing the sweep of the TPS values.

BTW: If you can do soldering & heat shrink, the plugs & brackets can be swapped from different models.
The actual plunger resistors are all the same.

 

do the (tps)s affect how your car runs???

 

Yes - If the ECU gets an "idle" signal from a bad spot in the TPS sweep & the RPM's are above 1500, you will get a fuel cut.

link to short video of a bad TPS