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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 11:33 PM
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So I had a couple codes and replaced my knock sensor, electronic spark control and the 02 sensor. I cleared all codes and take a drive. After a couple. Days I get an engine light and it was running like crap. I had to stop for a minute. The restarted and headed home. No engine light. I run the codes anyway and got a code 33. Basically it says low vac or low flow at maf sensor. I checked and found nothing. I'm going to clear and try again but any other things I should look for.
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You're looking at the wrong cheat sheet for the codes. On your car code 33 is MAF output high. Use this link:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1576116036

You can get this error if you have a bad connection to the MAF sensor. Probably a corroded pin in the connector. Sometimes the pins get pushed part way out of the connector and don't make a good connection.
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Originally Posted by Crash594
So I had a couple codes and replaced my knock sensor, electronic spark control and the 02 sensor. I cleared all codes and take a drive. After a couple. Days I get an engine light and it was running like crap. I had to stop for a minute. The restarted and headed home. No engine light. I run the codes anyway and got a code 33. Basically it says low vac or low flow at maf sensor. I checked and found nothing. I'm going to clear and try again but any other things I should look for.
Sounds like the fault threw the computer into Limp Home mode.

You have to check the relays according to the manual procedure to see if this is an intermittent thing or a true failure. When one fails, replace both. They are behind the battery on the firewall.
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Sounds like the fault threw the computer into Limp Home mode.
There is no fault that will cause the ECM to go into limp mode.

The only way it can go into limp mode is if the microcontroller gets stuck in an infinite loop or stops running altogether.
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All great info I will check it out. Thank you
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