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Thermo-Time Switch question
79 911 3.0
I am resembling my engine, and I'd like to test the sw. I have the Bosch K Jet workshop manual, but no resistance values are given for the 79 At 59 deg F. I get a 25 ohm At 90 deg F I get 40 ohm read Comments please Tks |
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Looking at my 81 SC notes:
Room Temp: G to GND 24 Ohms W to Gnd 0 Ohms G to W 24 Ohms Hair Dryer, hot: G to GND 61 Ohms W to GND 100 Ohms G to W 40 Ohms If you measured G to W it reads like your measurements. Phil |
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My engine is still on the stand.... I assume that "G & W" are the colors of the wires. Correct? I measured on the terminals of the sw. Thank You |
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I don't remember..
What I can add though is: VDO 2.81 45degC 12v/40w 36/3/4 91161711700 Markings on the device. I can check, but you should be able to figure out w and G. Looking at Bentley, W= red/black and G=Yellow. I guess there were markings on the sensor itself showing W and G. Phil Last edited by ahh911; 01-04-2021 at 12:58 PM.. Reason: 2.81 not 2.8l (Date code) |
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I'd like to revive this thread because I'm having issues testing my Thermo time switch. And my CIS is experiencing issues that I think might be related to the switch.
My old switch has the exact same markings as Phil posted. The Bosch manual states the following values and mine are in bold: Below 104F G-Ground 30-40 24 W-Ground 0 0 G-W 30-40 24 Above 122F G-Ground 55-85 60 W-Ground 0 98 G-W 55-85 40 In other words values identical to Phil's but not in spec. Since I'm having issues I bit the bullet and purchased the $200 replacement. ![]() However, I'm not getting any resistance from this new sensor. Is anyone familiar with it? It's a different manufacturer but I was really hoping to now have a switch that is in spec.
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put it in hot water and see if the circuit opens.
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Ginger77,
I thought my values were right. There were several different values for these resistances depending on exact models, but they were all ball park ok. I had the whole fuel injection system tested on it's own and I saw the cold start valve do the correct time for temperature injection. Basically stuck a endoscope somewhere and saw that there was no leaks, then hit it and saw the nice spray for the correct count. hot W-Ground 0 98 If you were expecting zero ohms for this one, I think that's a mistake. I drew out the simple circuit and believe close to 100 is where it should be. p.s. the car starts well, 98% of the time, over 1000 miles since the rebuild with plenty of next morning starts ranging from 5 degc to 18degc. One time a lean backfire, richened the fuel mixture as the frequency valve duty cycle was 57 and pretty sweet since. Phil Last edited by ahh911; 04-28-2021 at 12:55 PM.. |
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Can always bypass it and make it manual, like a choke. I did mine to work off the starter when I had a switch on. Worked perfectly.....just like a choke.
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Testing the thermotime switch.......
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Outsider, This is how I test the thermotime switch (TTS). See pictures below. A continuity tester or a test light is a good tool to test the operation of a thermo-time switch. Using a 12-volt battery, a test light, and a couple of wires to connect the battery terminals to complete the circuit provide a good way to see and observe the light comes on and off after a couple of seconds. Connect the positive (+) terminal of the battery to terminal G and the negative terminal to the ground, in this case to the chain housing. The test light for illumination demonstration is connected between terminals G & W. ![]() I use two (2) different test lights, the fancy one above and a generic test light from Harbor Freight. The HB test light gives a better and brighter illumination appropriate for the demo. ![]() A good TTS will lit up and turn off after a couple of seconds. A defective one will lit up and stay on for a long long time or will not lit up at all. I don’t bother to measure the resistances of the TTS. My interest is to determine if the TTS is good or defective. How do you test a light bulb? Use a known good light bulb and test it. Then plug the light bulb in question. Same way to do with a THERMO-TIME SWITCH. Tony Last edited by boyt911sc; 05-02-2021 at 12:52 PM.. |
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The TTS is part of the cold start circuit
It’s activated off the starter to inject cold start fuel Bruce |
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+1 what boy911 says. Forget resistance. System needs to complete a circuit for a few seconds during cold start.
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