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Old 06-01-2021 | 12:52 PM
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2006 Mercruiser 496
engine only revs to 3200 under load, additional throttle has no effect.

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Throwing a code for "TPS Sensor adapt A"
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Swapped sensor, no change.
Unplugged sensor and it throws the standard "tps sensor" fault
anyone have any insight?

Ps. Ive already done plugs, coils, entire fuel module/pumps/filters, swapped ecm between engines with none solving my problem.

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Old 06-01-2021 | 05:35 PM
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Does the ecm know that it's in gear?

I seen posts that say there's 2 different rev limiters. One for neutral and another for "in gear".
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Old 06-01-2021 | 05:46 PM
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Yes, if you rev up in nuetral it will rev all the way to the over rev engine alarm
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Old 06-01-2021 | 09:02 PM
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Was it ok before then just started happening or did it start after some type of maint? Buy fuel from some new place?
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Old 06-01-2021 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Everblue
2006 Mercruiser 496
engine only revs to 3200 under load, additional throttle has no effect.

Mercury vesselview
Throwing a code for "TPS Sensor adapt A"
124-legacy
Swapped sensor, no change.
Unplugged sensor and it throws the standard "tps sensor" fault
anyone have any insight?

Ps. Ive already done plugs, coils, entire fuel module/pumps/filters, swapped ecm between engines with none solving my problem.
Digital throttle ? Or cable controlled ?
If digital maybe in your dts throttle control unit
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Old 06-01-2021 | 10:39 PM
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Engine was cutting in and out, it would start accelerating to 4000 buy the cut back to 3400, back and forth mostly randomly. Now it's pretty solid at 3200 Throttles are cables, other motor runs great so unlikely a gas problem as they share a tank

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Old 06-02-2021 | 06:37 AM
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you have temp sensors in the exhaust.they have been known to go bad.
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