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I went to AZ to check out my alternator and while I was there I picked up an MAF sensor. I put the parts in, cranked her up, and VOILA!!!!, full speed! The car is back to "normal." Now I have one small anamoly. When I hit bumps at slow speeds (10-25 mph) sometimes the car dies. Any hints what this may be?

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Randy G,
a Pontiac Power enthusiast!

 

Sounds like a bad MAF connection like what was mentioned before. Clean the 5 pin MAF connector with a jeweler's file, or a q-tip soaked with alcohol or both. Clean both male and female connectors. The weatherpak on that connector wears away and the pins start to corrode, and will easily set a code 33. All it takes is a small jolt to cause it to lose contact.

Also, make sure when you installed your new alternator you didn't drag any wires across your AIR tubing as it will melt the insulation, then the wire hits that tubing and grounds out. Happened to me before....

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Kevin Irving
85 Trans Am WS-6, 305 TPI, custom burned '86 PROM with '87 "165"ECM, Accel Supercoil & 8.8 Wires, MSD 6AL, Aluminum Driveshaft, Wonderbar, TB Coolant Bypass, Ported Plenum, Modified MAF, Syclone Fuel Pump, JET Airfoil

15.556 @ 86.65mph, Nov 10, 2000.... I know it sucks.. but it will get better!

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