----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Harris" <b1werks2@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <Stan5907@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:41 PM Subject: Re: 1981 Imp > Stan - Your Imperial is equipped with an Oxygen sensor which is connected to > the CCC. The sensor has a low voltage output to the computer from 0.1 to 1.0 > volts. When the Computer sees this, it alters the speed of the Control Pump > in the Support Plate and it either increases or decreases the speed, hence > the quantity of fuel flow, and the engine responds to this by either idling > faster or slower - all to meet the programmed fuel mix to satisfy the > emissions requirements. This rise and fall of the engine speed is called > "Bracketing." It means that the emissions output is contained within a range > prescribed by the designers to meet the fed/state requirements. You can > smooth this out by disconnecting the black lead from the sensor to the CCC > and demonstrate to yourself. This doesn't happen on the carbureted cars > because the air, and not the fuel, is throttled. For these Imperials, this > is quite normal If excessive, then you have some analyzing to do. Bob > Harris. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Stan5907@xxxxxxx> > To: <b1werks2@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:55 PM > Subject: 1981 Imp > > > > Please tell me what the CCC is that you talk about I just got my 1981 with > a > > Moonroof about 2 months ago and I only have one complaint that when it > warms > > up the idle seems to move about 200 RPM's up and down the car has 55k on > it > > now. what would cause this. >