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Engine - Intermittent No Power and Black Smoke at WOT

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GMC NUMBER: 88-T-134

GROUP: 6E - ENGINE EMISSIONS

DATE: JULY, 1988


CORPORATE
NUMBER: 856403
SUBJECT: INTERMITTENT NO POWER AND BLACK SMOKE AT FULL THROTTLE

MODELS: 1988 C/K 1, 2 TRUCKS WITH 6.2L DIESEL ENGINE (VIN CODE C)
CONDITION:

Some 1988 C/K Trucks equipped with the 6.2L (VIN Code C) engine may experience a condition where it idles well, but has a no power and black smoke condition at wide open throttle. Additionally, the vehicle may not go over 40 mph. If this condition is encountered, it may be caused by the male terminals of the T.P.S. switch connector on side of injection pump being partially collapsed
causing poor contact with the female half of the connector. The E.C.M. then loses the T.P.S. signal, causing the engine to go to full E.G.R. The E.C.M. may set a code 21. To correct the condition, repair the connector terminals using procedures on page 6E2-44 of the 1988 Light Duty Manual to provide adequate contact.
Labor Op: N6270 Labor Time: .6 Hr.