1997 Subaru Legacy Outback Ltd. is in limp mode.

Try testing the tps first.

I did the resistance checks sitting in a warm house and from what I can see, according to all the threads I have read, the tps is fubar. But I'm using a crappy meter as my good meter is in my work van 20 miles away. I can't get out to the car to check voltage readings to the sensor as it is about 10 degrees with a steady 25 mph wind and it's just not worth getting frost bite. So.....I will try to swap out the sensor with one from a vehicle I know is running fine to avoid paying for yet another sensor that may or may not solve the problem. I wish I still had my 65 Ford. No computers and I could just about sit in the engine compartment and close the hood to work on it. Thanks for your input Michael. I will try to keep you posted.

Ok. TPS reads fine as far as resistance is concerned. And like I said previously, the car is running without a tps and the IAC manipulated a bit. It was suggested by 2 Subaru mechanics that I 1. check the plugs for oil and/or misfiring 2. replace the forward O2 sensor, and 3. check for valve seat movement ( supposedly they can back out of the head for no apparent reason). All that being said, I'm in the market for cheap transportation. 2 out of the 3 suggestions are going to cost too many bucks to keep this heap running. I think I'll read it its last rites and call the junk yard. 225,000 is enough.

And now I'm the proud owner of a 1988 Isuzu Trooper II. Got a screaming deal on it. Just in time for a snow storm and I'm back on the road.