Thanks.. year is 1996.. V6 3.4L.. I saw a diagram somewhere and I thought it showed 2 knock sensors. I believe they are not easy to get to. Have to remove the intake manifold..
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yeah, snoop, those things are in the place I was thinking of, and I was looking through the FRM the other day but that code you had alone is not indicative of a failed knock sensor or circuit, and it does point to the ECU like you suggested (according to the manual). Personally I'm always skeptical when it comes to suggested failed computers as I see them so rarely on these cars, but unfortunately we really don't see many T100s in the DC area, so I don't really have any advice without having the thing infront of me, you know? Sorry I couldn't be more help, man.
I would like to monitor the ECM further while driving the truck to see if any other codes do come up. Can you recommend a relatively cheap product to do this? I have a laptop that I can put software on and drive around with.
I also unplugged the throttle position sensor but that just made the hesitation/jerking start from idle instead of it appearing around 3000 rpm.
Thanks so much for your help in this matter qslim. I wish I was closer to DC I would bring the truck to you. (Im in NY) Like you I dont really want to throw parts into it at random. Especially the ECM.. I did find a place that sold refurb'd ECM's for about 250 bucks.
Thanks again,
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You know, I don't know a whole bunch about aftermarket products. I've been a factory guy my whole career. My buddy just got a package for his laptop like you mentioned for much less than $100. Has an OBDII cable with a USB on the other end, and software to read the code. Don't know that it does much else. THere are also cheap code readers you can get at autozone and the like. Usually the cheapies will only give you the CARB code with no decription or anything, so you're on your own with figuring out what the hell it means. But, it may very well suit your purposes just for monitoring. I am interested to know what you find as the problem, so post when you get it done. If you need anything, just holler.
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