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- From: rick@posms.cactus.org (Rick Kirchhof)
- Subject: Re: EGR and EVP on Mercury Grand Marquis
- Organization: Department of Redundancy Dept., Austin
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- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 01:38:05 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep16.013805.4269@posms.cactus.org>
- References: <1992Sep15.131348.17021@cactus.org> <1992Sep15.182940.9005@tandem.com>
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- In article <1992Sep15.182940.9005@tandem.com> norcott_bill@tandem.com (Bill Norcott) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep15.131348.17021@cactus.org>, ninke@cactus.org (Don A. Ninke) writes:
- >|> I have a 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis with the 5.0L engine.
- >
- ><lots of stuff deleted>
- >|> 1. What does EVP stand for? Maybe "EGR Valve Position" sensor?
- >|> 2. What role does the EVP perform?
- >|> 3. Is the EVP a passive device, like a variable resistor?
- >
- >
- >The EVP is the EGR valve position sensor. It is a white plastic
- >cap which sits on top the EGR. The EVP contains a spring loaded
- >plunger that presses against the EGR diaphragm. The EGR is a
- >switch not a resistor. Depending on how far the plunger is compressed
- >it will touch one of the contacts spaced along the body of the EGR.
- >I can't rememver if there is just one contact for wide open or maybe
- >another one for partway open. The signal from the EVP is fed back
- >into the EEC-IV computer as one of its inputs.
- >--
- >---------------------------------------------------------------------|
- >Bill Norcott GUARDIAN POSIX project
- >Tandem Computers, Inc.
- >10600 N. Tantau Avenue PHONE: (408) 285-3253
- >Cupertino, CA 95014 EMAIL: norcott_bill@tandem.com
- >
- The EVP sensor is a simple potentiometer that uses 5.0 volt v-ref from
- the control computer and system ground from same source to create a EGR
- valve position signal for use by the computer. Closed, the EVP puts out
- about 0.6 volts and wide open, somewhat over 3.5 volts.
-
- This part is known for failing at extended age or mileage due the extreme
- heat it must live with on the EGR valve. There are even problems with
- new EGR and EVP's setting a trouble code. This can happen with two new Ford
- factory parts when you install them and the run the engine self test. It
- is sometimes necessary to grind a small amount from the end of the EVP
- sensor contact rod to lower the voltage. It is good practice to replace
- both parts together.
-
- The most conclusive way to test a potentiometer is to watch it's output
- wire on a scope for a gradual sweep from low to high voltage as you move
- the valve manually or with vacuum.
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