Throttle valve switch woes..., little to no idle... Options

[stateofidleness]

to precede.... i have an idle issue where the car either has VERY low idle (like 200, or 100) or no idle at all (tach won't even move). also, once i drive the car for a few minutes, whenever i have to go back into first, it just dies.. does not return to idle..

with that said, i've been directed to check the TPS or Throttle valve switch..

finally found the switch, and using the Pelican tech article ive gotten to the point where i connect common to common (middle prong) and positive to "idle" prong.

..and... shouldn't it give me a reading?? i have it set to audible (the ohm meter) and i hear nothing once the two connections are made.. i even tried either side of the common prong to make sure it was on the right one...

does this mean dead TPS? i know they're NLA and i don't really want to fork out the $$ to fix it as the car is for sale.. is there a way to keep my idle normal and still keep it drivable? dying at every stop sign or intersection takes all the fun out of 914 ownership as you can imagine..

[Rand]

Idle air bypass screw: Yes, adjust that while the car is running. It should immediately respond.

TPS: Perhaps you should disconnect it, drive it, and report the differences you experience.

Third vs First: Ok, are you serious? I'm going to risk the joke being on me by answering this. Maybe you just have your understanding of high vs low gear behavior backwards. High gears = high speed. Low gears = low speed. If you are at a stop and put the car in third by mistake (expecting first) then of course it will rather bog and die instead of rev high. If you are down-shifting and hit a lower gear than expected, it will rev high. If you are up-shifting and hit a higher gear than expected, it will bog. From a stop, you take off with lower gears. The higher the gear, the more likely it will die.