Car won't stay lit

gibson89LX

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• Sep 10, 2005

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Well I let it sit for about 2 hours with the battery connected while I took the 89 out to dinner with the fam to clear the ECU. Came back with some contact cleaner and sprayed a crapload of it into the MAF element. That worked alot better than alcohol did Reconnected the battery and the MAF and started her up, idle bounced for a second and evened off. Runs stoich now
Now that I've wasted 3/4 of the day on the mechanics of the car I'm going to focus on aesthetics tomorrow like I meant to today
My baby's got a clay bar, polish, wax, wheel-polish, and a wash coming tomorrow

 

timeless2

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Sep 10, 2005

#22

• Sep 10, 2005

• #22

Great to hear, man!

 

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Roger_4.6_96

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#23

• Sep 10, 2005

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Use brake cleaner to clean your maf.

 

gibson89LX

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#24

• Sep 11, 2005

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Heck yeah, thanks for the help

Nah, it's worth the $5 to get a can of contact cleaner for electronic stuff. My brake cleaner leaves a small film on stuff I shoot with it. So I reserve it for cleaning off everything non-electronic. Including my hands

 

Dan_Soprano

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#25

• Sep 11, 2005

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sounds like oil on the MAF from the filter. Clean it using brake cleaner....DO NOT touch the elements.

 

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Kilgore Trout

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#26

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No brake cleaner on MAF. Residue free, fast drying, o2 senser safe elsctrical contact cleaner.