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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 03:50 PM
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87 gta runs great without MAF power

i have been having a problem with my 87 gta.I have a 87 trans am project car where i use the relays from my gta to solve a problem on the TA. fixed the TA.I put the relays back on my GTA Now i have a problem with gta..ughh! The GTA now has a mis and stumble off the top of throttle.I unpluged the maf power relay and that mis stumble goes away,but i have a service engine light. when i plug the relay back in the mis and stumble are back but NO engine light..I just replaced the MAf power relay thinking that was the problem.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Re: 87 gta runs great without MAF power

MAF is bad, replace it with a new one.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Re: 87 gta runs great without MAF power

Seriously doubtful that a MAF will suddenly go bad, just sitting & not doing anything.

Double check which relay you used for each plug. 2 of the plugs are the same & the relays appear to be the same, but 1 has an extra "circuit" inside it, yet the plugs will plug into either one.

You could try swapping those 2 plugs & I bet it'll be alive again.
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Re: 87 gta runs great without MAF power

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Seriously doubtful that a MAF will suddenly go bad, just sitting & not doing anything.

Double check which relay you used for each plug. 2 of the plugs are the same & the relays appear to be the same, but 1 has an extra "circuit" inside it, yet the plugs will plug into either one.

You could try swapping those 2 plugs & I bet it'll be alive again.

I went back a forth checking part numbers on here matching them to relays.So as far as i know its all matched rt. Now today when i went to the start it up with the maf power still unplugged it ran the same as it did when i had it pluged in.It only started to run better as it warmed up?
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