First I want to confirm that it is in fact bad. Perhaps it's ok and the wiring is bad and something else is bad. But based on all that I've read it's at the top of the list of likely culprits. I'll test it, and maybe do that silly LED to read the OBD1 code morse code thing to see if a code has...

Always hated that expression. I mean, what else am I going to do? :sneaky:

Hmm, interesting. Looking at the images of each on RockAuto, the Standard Motors TX32 actually looks somewhat better made. But it's probably six of one...

Well slàinte mhath to you too, Jim! :rolleyes:

Heh, all wisdom relates to Star Trek. Anyone under 40 is just a child.Btw just tried to test the temp sensor. Way too much crap in the way to get to it w/o cutting my hands. It's too cold and rainy today to tackle it but tomorrow I'll remove whatever needs to be removed to get at it. But I'm...

Hey, as you can guess with me being the original owner of a '92 DSM I'm not that far behind, in fact just a few months from that threshold. Almost makes me wonder what I'm still doing messing with cars let alone a 25 year old's car.But yeah, fewer syllables for sure, but it's not a gas pedal...

Haven't gotten around to messing with the ECU and in any case I replaced my ECU years ago and the new one doesn't have a compatible EPROM.But, I replaced the O2 sensor last fall when I overhauled the entire intake & exhaust, as the old one was definitely bad. I assume the new one is still ok...

When cold it always starts, no problem, and idles more or less ok. But after it warms up it idles rough and doesn't always start up well unless I feather the gas pedal. Also poor gas mileage & gas/exhaust smell.Btw why do we still call it the gas pedal when it's actually the throttle pedal...

Hey all, what kinds of symptoms were you seeing on your DSM before you replaced the bad temp sensor? I've been getting rough idling when the engine warms up, hard starts, a gas/exhaust smell and poor gas mileage.

Thanks. Is NTK ok too? RockAuto has both and several others.And is this a common cause of the symptoms I described? Of course only an actual diagnosis would tell me if this is it, but just wondering.

Thanks, so, likely #5 (from your image, not my list), if it's a bad sensor, right? And, this explains what the various sensors & valves are, so many that it can be confusing.OEM part appears to be out of production, so any aftermarket ones you'd recommend?But I could have sworn that there...

Hi all, hope you've had a not too bad winter and are enjoying the early spring weather.It's almost warm enough around here to work on the car w/o freezing and I've continued to have idling, warm engine startup and excessive gas consumption issues plus an exhaust/gas smell that I suspect are...

Doesn't there appear to be an air gap between the black liner and blue teeth in the first 2 photos that indicates separation? There's definitely a liner as shown in the third photo, taken when the belt was new and unused. This appears to be separate from any dirt, grease, oil and rust there.

How did this end up here?

Yeah as I explained above the "before" photo was before I was done and I saw and fixes my mistake afterwards, as you can see in the "after" photo. I only posted it to show the initial condition of the belt and pulleys.I wonder if maybe I tensioned the BSB too much and it's causing the belt...