Engine would not turn over unless gas pedal.

Tiny
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Engine would not turn over unless gas pedal depressed. Why?
Saturday, February 16th, 2013 AT 10:46 PM

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Tiny
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You may have a faulty TPI sensor, any codes set?
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Saturday, February 16th, 2013 AT 10:49 PM
Tiny
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I don't understand what you mean by "any codes set'. What is a TPI sensor?
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Saturday, February 16th, 2013 AT 10:57 PM
Tiny
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Scan for fault code in the ECU, often with these problems you will get a fault code set, TPI is the throttle position sensor at the throttle body.
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Sunday, February 17th, 2013 AT 12:32 AM
Tiny
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I am not a mechanic. You are speaking in tongues to me. You'll have to dumb this down a little bit. Is the TPI hard to change out? Cost? Thanks.
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Sunday, February 17th, 2013 AT 5:09 PM

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