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Originally posted by scott thacher:
dave, from one of the few old time mechanics
i have spoken to said grounding the 1.8 cht ( same part ) would cause it to run rich

and so does one of the books i have i will find and email it to ya

Well, considering that all of these sensors are NTC (negative temperature coefficient) resistors, meaning that the resistance decreases with increasing temperatures, AND we know that a cold car wants a richer mixture than a warm car, then a LOWER resistance will give a LEANER mixture... right? So....grounding the sensor should produce a leaner mixture.

Brad Anders

Old 10-30-2001, 03:45 PM
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