Is my knock sensor working?

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Bill-
Well, test your theory:
put it in fifth gear at the same, low RPM and "give it a lot of throttle"
(you should be going 35mph or so..).  How long does it take for the knocking
to stop?

Larry  sandiego16V
Subject: Is my knock sensor working?


> On my '90 Cabriolet (Digifant) I hear it knock once or twice if I give it
a lot of throttle at low RPM. (Usually when I let out the clutch in 1st gear
with the engine near idle, then punch it)
>
> Is this normal?  At first I thought it just took the sensor a few knocks
to adjust the timing, then I wondered if the knocking was just going away
because the engine was at a higher RPM and was less likely to knock.
>
> Bill