[T3] Temp sensor and MPS problems on new motor

[Keith Park]

We haven't had a chance to make much progress on our FI system issues, but
we have a new brain on the way. Also, Daniel has been taking resistance
measurements of our TS2 (head temp sensor) after the motor has warmed up,
usually at either end of his commute. In a week where temps have ranged from
the low 30's all the way up to 60, the resistance readings have ranged from
90 ohms to 79 ohms. These are pretty low readings from what we gather, so
our next move will be to ballast the sensor.

Dont bother, anything below 100 tells the car that its fully warmed up,
this sensor is for warmup curve tracking ONLY, wont affect the full temp
mixture so long as its below a couple hundred ohms.



In other news, we developed two other issues un-related to the FI: as the
week has gone on, the car has gotten harder and harder to start.  On the
first try, it'll crank and crank but won't catch. On the second try it will
catch right away and then quickly stall. Sometimes there are up to 6 tries
alternating between cranking a lot and not starting or starting and stalling
until it finally catches. This is with the fuel pump not grounded and we're
able to let pressure build up in the fuel ring for a few seconds before even
turning the key the first time. Last week, there was no issue at all with
starting..it fired up on the first try every time!!

Since your driving this in the salt, its likely that the  braid between the
solenoid and the motor has been eaten away.  NYS is putting some new
chemicals on the road this year with their new Brining trucks and im hearing
NASTY stories at my local
shop about rust issues this winter, mainly with brake rotors on the modern
cars.

After work today, Daniel went through 4 tries at starting but on the 5th try
nothing happened. The idiot lights came on but the starter didn't spin
around. He had to push start it to get home. After the car got home, it
fired up no problem after being parked. We had a problem with idiot lights
but no starter over the summer on a really hot July day after a long highway
drive. Today, the car had been off for 6 hours and it was 33 degrees out!
It's a little confusing. What do you all think?

ALL the starter push ons are suspect, there is no protection against
corrosion on them unless you greased them.

Then, we were driving together and heard a strange moaning sound from the
area of the motor. I thought it might be because my bike was in the back and
was picking up some vibrations from the motor but no dice. Even with the
bike out there was a moan. I turned off the headlights after parking and the
moan went away. When I put the lights back on, the moan came back. It seemed
to very clearly be coming from the generator. Are we crazy, or is this a
thing that happens?
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