[Shotimes] Lean stumble before sencondary kick in

[Zach Leahy]

You can get them really cheap at harbor freight, or they are also avaialble
at Autozone, both a lot cheaper than snap-on.
 Z

 On 10/31/05, Hartberger, Jason M. AT2 (AW) <hartbejm@cvn71.navy.mil> wrote:
>
> Snap-on sells those tamper-resistant torx bits. I'm gonna get a couple
> before I pull back into Norfolk.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Leigh Smith
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:16 PM
> To: Alan Fanning; SHOtimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Lean stumble before sencondary kick in
>
> No. I think the tech cleaned the MAF wire with carb cleaner, or
> something
> like that. I know he had to remove the MAF module with a tamper
> resistant
> torx bit that I didn't have.
> Lee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Fanning" <Awfanning@earthlink.net>
> To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 3:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Lean stumble before sencondary kick in
>
>
> > Did you use the dishwasher or what? ;-)
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: [Shotimes] Lean stumble before sencondary kick in
> > >
> > > Just cleaned my MAF yesterday on advice from a very good tech. What
> a
> > > difference!
> > > I was getting random part throttle lean stumble / misfire / bucking
> /
> low
> > > torque issues at times, 2000-3000 rpm, but sporadic.
> > > Now it's all gone, and part throttle torque is up a lot.
> > > Biggest symptom clue: If your car has a definate power surge / jump
> when
> the
> > > secondaries kick in, like mine did, then have your MAF checked out /
> cleaned.
> > > Now I can hear the secondaries kick in at 4000 but I can't feel a
> thing,
> cause
> > > the power output has no spikes/peaks/jolts, it's so dead smooth!!
> Just a
> > > slight power swell now, no neck snapping jolt like before. :-)
> > > Lee
> > > 90k miles and 10 years of dust must not be good for a MAF sensor
> wire.
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