Problem solved! Thanks... the signal wire was grounding to its shielded casing like you said. The internal insulation was dry rotted about 3 inches down the line. So now I just repair the wire and call it good. Now I just need to take care of my code 43.
So I was looking at the wiring diagram and it looks like the white signal wire to pin 19 is always grounded through joint connector A. The air flow meter had the same thing on the diagram so I checked its harness the same way and it was grounded as well only I have no problems with that sensor. So, ...
I unplugged the harness from the tps and the ecu. I then checked between terminal e (white signal wire) and ground and there was continuity, about 0.6 ohm.
I've done that procedure from the start using an 89 fsm. same steps, anyway, still have the same problem. new TPS, ecu, all wiring continuity. so what am I missing? when I measure ohms from white to black while plugged I get 6 M ohm.
I own a 1987(10/86) Pathfinder and I have a problem involving code 42 TPS. The input voltage is supposed to be variable from 0.5 to 4.0 volts and its supposed to change when the accelerator is depressed, but when I measure it I only measure 0.03 volts body grounded and 0.006v ecu grounded and nothin...