Intake air temp. sensor on top of intake manifold near the throttle body. Two wires. Will sometimes throw an engine code, which is removed by disconnecting negative battery cable end for 30 secs or so.
stopping and starting often and for short periods [= sporadic, occasional]
Another synonym is intermittent. You could also use the words random irregular occasional
infrequent, casualIf you mean something that occurs at regular intervals (something that repeats on and off) then periodic, episodic.If you mean something that occurs at irregular intervals, then sporadic, or intermittent.
it is the occasional sale of a commodity at below cost or at a lower price abroad than domestically in order io unload an unforeseen and temporary surplus of the commodity without having to reduce domestic prices
The lackluster battle was punctuated by sporadic mortar fire.
His aim was sporadic and the bullet holes were scattered randomly.
to be sporadic and without pattern to be sporadic and without pattern
Shopping without a list may only fulfill sporadic needs. My sporadic shopping helps me to buy in bulk.
We huddled in our trenches, listening to sporadic enemy gunfire.
No, "sporadic" is not a preposition. It is an adjective that describes something occurring at irregular intervals or scattered in various locations.
sporadically
Sporadic means not occurring every time - it's a once-in-a-while change.