Symptoms of Temp Sensor II pending failure??

[mejulihn]

I have a '76 2.0 that is stock w/FI. The last few mornings my car has started easily and idled smoothly which is normal. But by the time I get a few blocks from the house, it starts bucking, backfiring and stalls. It takes repeated starts and feathering the throttle for a few minutes before it smooths out. Then it runs normally. I suspect it is related to the FI transitioning from cold start conditions to normal running temperature. I disconnected the air temp sensor (Temp Sensor I) and it made no difference. Could this be symptomatic of my cylinder head temp sensor beginning to fail?

[pbanders]

The sensor is fairly easy to test. Cold, it should be about 2 K ohms. Hot, it should be down near 100 ohms. If you get those type of readings, it's OK.

Check for potential shorts and poor connections to the sensor, these are common problems. I use a couple of tie wraps to keep the wire in position. Also check to make sure the plug wire is not touching the sensor wire, as it can induce a voltage spike in the wire which affects the ECU. Again, I use tie wraps to keep the two apart.