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Old Apr 15, 2023 | 06:47 PM
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MAP/TPS/IAC

Can someone please help me? I have done all that I know to do.
My car had been sitting for about 8 years. Well, I put fresh gas in it and one of the injectors was not firing. Well, the tbi caught on fire so I got another one. Put it on and got it running…..but not well. So, I have changed out all of the sensors that I can think of and it runs like crap. It idles up/down, then shuts off. Now, if I unplug the vacuum line from the map sensor it will idle real well but won’t accelerate. I have tried 2 different map sensors, put on a new tps, iac, pcv and 2 different map sensors. I have looked for vacuum leaks but could not find any. I don’t know what else to do.
Please help!!!
By the way, my car is an 88 it’s a 305 TBI auto transmission.

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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 10:59 AM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Anyone???
I am at a complete loss here. I have no idea what to check or do next?
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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 11:26 AM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Check for vacuum leaks again. Especially the line going to the MAP.

How do the cap/rotor/wires/plugs look?
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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 11:31 AM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Originally Posted by ploegi
Check for vacuum leaks again. Especially the line going to the MAP.

How do the cap/rotor/wires/plugs look?
The wires look decent. The line from the TBI to the MAP is good. There is plenty of vacuum on it. That is one of the things that I am confused about. I guess that is the correct one. Is that line supposed to go from the TBI to the MAP?
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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 11:34 AM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Don't know. Been out of the game far too long. Having a service manual for your car is a BIG help.
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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 03:57 PM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Should be the one between the 2 fuel lines.
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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 06:12 PM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Originally Posted by stew'86MCSS396
That is the one that I have going to the map and there is a LOT of suction on it.
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Old Apr 17, 2023 | 07:22 AM
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Re: MAP/TPS/IAC

Check for fuel starvation. I had a 89 Chevy truck with a 350 TBI that ran like crap, would not accelerate and it ended up being the fuel filter. It was clogged and starving it for fuel. I didn't see where you checked/changed the filter or checked your fuel pressure @ the TBI
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