1988 L98 acting funny
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From: Brandon FL
1988 L98 acting funny
I cranked my Vette this evening on my way home from work and it idled down, cut off, and smelled like fuel as if it were flooded. This happened several times, but as long as I kept my foot on the throttle it ran. After I got home I let it idle down to see if it would cut off, but it idled fine.
When I put a throttle body spacer in and forgot to plug in the AMF sensor it acted the same way.
Could my AMF sensor be on the fritz or maybe the fuel pump. Please help. This is my daily driver and I cant go without my baby.
Could this
When I put a throttle body spacer in and forgot to plug in the AMF sensor it acted the same way.
Could my AMF sensor be on the fritz or maybe the fuel pump. Please help. This is my daily driver and I cant go without my baby.
Could this
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Re: 1988 L98 acting funny (88scryer88)
Has it acted up since? Putting your foot to the floor during ignition puts the car in a Flood Clearing mode and turns off the injectors until the ECM sees RPM come up.
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From: Brandon FL
Re: 1988 L98 acting funny (scorp508)
I cranked it about an hour later and it idled fine. That sounds like it could be it. if it wasnt flooded to begin with, would that actually flood it?
ignore my ignorance if I am wrong. I am no mechanic.
ignore my ignorance if I am wrong. I am no mechanic.
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Re: 1988 L98 acting funny (88_vette)
It could the MAF power relay is acting up or the burn-off relay not working. Sometimes one of these relays can go bad and not set a code just like with a bad MAF.
Since it's intermittent it will be difficult to diagnose till it becomes more permanent. Of course you could always replace those two relays to rule them out of the situation.
Since it's intermittent it will be difficult to diagnose till it becomes more permanent. Of course you could always replace those two relays to rule them out of the situation.
