Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
06-26-2017, 08:10 PM
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Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
I have a 1985 Trans Am 305 with a carburetor. I am getting a check engine light code 34 (MAP sensor circuit error (signal low indicating high vacuum)...
Does the carb motor have a Map Sensor?
The car runs no problems...
Any advise would be appreciated...
Does the carb motor have a Map Sensor?
The car runs no problems...
Any advise would be appreciated...
06-26-2017, 08:57 PM
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Re: Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
06-27-2017, 06:56 AM
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Re: Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
the carb does not have a MAP sensor. it does have a vacuum sensor and associated barometer sensor that provides the ecm the info it would otherwise receive from a MAP sensor.
the vac sensor is located near the brake booster and should have a thin, hard plastic vacuum line connected to it, run through the ECM harness and attached to the rear of the carb. the vac sensor seldom fails but the vacuum line can become disconnected or broken. the code you get refers to the vac sensor on the carb cars.
the baro sensor looks identical, is attached to the cowl near the blower motor but does NOT have a vacuum line connected to it.
the vac sensor is located near the brake booster and should have a thin, hard plastic vacuum line connected to it, run through the ECM harness and attached to the rear of the carb. the vac sensor seldom fails but the vacuum line can become disconnected or broken. the code you get refers to the vac sensor on the carb cars.
the baro sensor looks identical, is attached to the cowl near the blower motor but does NOT have a vacuum line connected to it.
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08-14-2017, 09:24 AM
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Re: Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
Thanks for your help... When I replaced the fog light relay I must have bumped the connector loose.. The sensor is behind the relay. Its all good now...
08-14-2017, 05:40 PM
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Re: Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
Vacuum is the same thing as MAP, except that MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) is independent of atmospheric pressure. That is, it is the absolute pressure, referenced to 0 pressure (hard vacuum), whereas vacuum is referenced to atmospheric.
That's the reason why the later carb systems have both a MAP and a baro sensor... "vacuum" is the difference between the 2. With a MAP sensor only, such as the early cars had, the whole setup is very sensitive to atmospheric pressure; for example at high altitude.
So, that sensor with the vac line is in fact a MAP sensor.
Other than that, good advice.
That's the reason why the later carb systems have both a MAP and a baro sensor... "vacuum" is the difference between the 2. With a MAP sensor only, such as the early cars had, the whole setup is very sensitive to atmospheric pressure; for example at high altitude.
So, that sensor with the vac line is in fact a MAP sensor.
Other than that, good advice.
08-14-2017, 07:17 PM
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Re: Map Sensor 305 Carburetor?
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