[Shotimes] MAF Connector no longer stays seated

[Jason Hartberger]

dude, that stuff was awesome! whatever happened to it? now they have that
crappy-ass vanilla pepsi... *sniff* I miss pepsi twist!

Jason


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
To: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@v8sho.com>; "'Carl Prochilo'"
<gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] MAF Connector no longer stays seated


> Lemon or lime? Or even better Pepsi...
>
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:02 AM
> To: 'Carl Prochilo'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] MAF Connector no longer stays seated
>
> You can try putting a bit of a twist to the male contact.  This usually
will
> introduce enough of a friction fit to keep it secured.
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "'Carl Prochilo'" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>;
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 1:12 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] MAF Connector no longer stays seated
>
>
> > I might have a spare Ford 4 Wire MAF connector from a 95 Lincoln Mark
VIII
> > airbox if you want it, that is if you feel like cutting and splicing a
new
> > one in.
> >
> >
> > Bruce J Malachuk
> >
> > * 94 Opal Frost MTX
> > * 93 Emerald Green MTX
> > * 93 Black ATX - parts
> > * 95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO
> > * 94 Emerald Green ATX - parts car soon
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 4:36 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net; TechSHO@topica.com
> > Subject: [Shotimes] MAF Connector no longer stays seated
> >
> > The MAF connector in my 92 keeps backing out.  It looks like the plastic
> > retention hardware has gotten tired.  I know there is a pigtail
> replacement
> > available from Ford, but for now I just used some stiff wire and created
a
> > loop to hold the connector onto the MAF.
> >
> > Common problem?
> >
> > The CEL code is a 157 for Gen 2s.  The connector just backs out a little
> bit
> > so that the contacts are intermittent, so it isn't apparent unless you
> > actually try to push it back in and you feel the click.  But after
driving
> a
> > little bit it backs out again.  The symptoms are that the car bucks or
> > hesitates while driving.
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Carl Prochilo
> > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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