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I must say, things are running a lot more "sane" on MAF Low--except for the dying at idle half the time--lots o' HEEL-TOE practice.
IT ALL STARTED with a STALL seconds after (Florida) "Cold" Start--I possibly gave it some gas--had been driving a classic carbureted vehicle recently... the immediately attempted RE-start was dramatic--behaved like STUCK OPEN INJECTOR, belching white smoke, raw gasoline smell in the air...
<< Code was P0103 MAF stuck HIGH at this point...
... eventually hit on crank-with-WOT, followed by DISCO-nnect BATTery Neg lead, touch to POS lead to discharge ECU/PCM, and THAT is when code switched from MAF stuck-HI to MAF stuck-LO...
Code Reader stuck at like 0.6 Grams/Sec airflow regardless of RPM, which makes sense if MAF hosed LOW. Fuel Trims normal, mileage good...
Cleaned the puppy with special MAF Sensor spray about 6,000 miles back, air filter swapped at same time. Looks pristine to my untrained eye, no filth or obvious broken filament...
>>> SO RELIEVED I didn't have to replace an injector, which is quite involved on Ye Olde Vulcan, amirite??
ANYWAY... any "tricks" I'm missing, or... am I buying a new MAF Sensor????
Thanks in advance.
PS: what's with the not just Torx screws holding down MAF, but SECURITY Torx?... AYFKM? Are these high-theft items?... oddly, it seems to be about the same price with the whole tube-body unit as it is standalone... lulz...
IT ALL STARTED with a STALL seconds after (Florida) "Cold" Start--I possibly gave it some gas--had been driving a classic carbureted vehicle recently... the immediately attempted RE-start was dramatic--behaved like STUCK OPEN INJECTOR, belching white smoke, raw gasoline smell in the air...
<< Code was P0103 MAF stuck HIGH at this point...
... eventually hit on crank-with-WOT, followed by DISCO-nnect BATTery Neg lead, touch to POS lead to discharge ECU/PCM, and THAT is when code switched from MAF stuck-HI to MAF stuck-LO...
Code Reader stuck at like 0.6 Grams/Sec airflow regardless of RPM, which makes sense if MAF hosed LOW. Fuel Trims normal, mileage good...
Cleaned the puppy with special MAF Sensor spray about 6,000 miles back, air filter swapped at same time. Looks pristine to my untrained eye, no filth or obvious broken filament...
>>> SO RELIEVED I didn't have to replace an injector, which is quite involved on Ye Olde Vulcan, amirite??
ANYWAY... any "tricks" I'm missing, or... am I buying a new MAF Sensor????
Thanks in advance.
PS: what's with the not just Torx screws holding down MAF, but SECURITY Torx?... AYFKM? Are these high-theft items?... oddly, it seems to be about the same price with the whole tube-body unit as it is standalone... lulz...
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