HEEELP. Progress....

Tbuck07 · Apr 11, 2010

Ill try the resetting the computer thing too..We'll see what happens! Dont I need to get a special tool to get the maf off?

mikey94gt · Apr 11, 2010

No, just take it out of the intake, leaving the MAF element in the housing.

Tbuck07 · Apr 11, 2010

Oh I thought it required a special tool to get the actual maf off

mikey94gt · Apr 11, 2010

security torx, but you dont need to take it apart, usually. are you running the stock one, or aftermarket?

Tbuck07 · Apr 11, 2010

Stock I believe. Its on my cold air intake..and just take the two screws off and clean the sensor as it still rests on the pipe?

mikey94gt · Apr 11, 2010

well, you can take the sensor out of the pipe, just dont touch the wires. they should be silver, not black.If you remove the two screws you can pull it gently out of the MAF housing.

Tbuck07 · Apr 11, 2010

Well I just saw coolant under the car..the new radiator I put in is leaking. *Sighs and bangs head against wall*

mikey94gt · Apr 11, 2010

Bummer man. sure its the radiator? not the hoses or the drain fitting?

Tbuck07 · Apr 11, 2010

Its the radiator. Must have fucked it up when I put those zip clamps through the radiator. Hasnt leaked for two weeks until now. I didnt bend any of the runners or anything I fed it through open spots..Ugh wtf.

mikey94gt · Apr 11, 2010

bummer dude.

Tbuck07 · Apr 11, 2010

Explain the radiator to me. I get the fins, and the square chambers below it..if I did bend a fin in the radiator, itll leak? Why the hell is that thing leaking??! UGHH!!!!

mikey94gt · Apr 11, 2010

the thin tubes are the only things that carry fluid there in the center, the tanks just hold it all, and hook up to the hoses. its possible to puncture the thin tubes by ripping the fins on a cheaper radiator.

Tbuck07 · Apr 13, 2010

Hmm..Idk. I picked up a ready rad radiator from advance auto for 87 dollars. Says itll fit my car but looks a little funny..So ill have to see if itll fit.

I tried not to bend any of the fins when putting those zip tie like pieces through the radiator to mount the fan..Guess ill be extra careful this time..any other way to mount the fan besides that?

mikey94gt · Apr 13, 2010

Um, not really. I guess you could build brackets for it, that would work pretty well.

Tbuck07 · Apr 14, 2010

------------UPDATE------------

Changed out my TPS sensor..no luck there.

Then changed my MAF with a stock one off a 89 mustang GT..And its running better. Not doing the shuddering like it used to but its still popping and backfiring a bit when giving it throttle. I'm gonna check the plugs tomorrow..but I think I'm onto something. I think I still need to get 24# injectors and a matching MAF.

mikey94gt · Apr 14, 2010

A matching MAF to the 24# injectors will help TONS, along with setting your TPS to .98v and setting your timing to 12-14 ahead with the spout conector out, and setting your fuel pressure to 38# with the vacuum disconnected.

Tbuck07 · Apr 14, 2010

Well the MAF we used had been dropped on the ground, so we didnt know if itd work. But like I said its miles better than before..I'm pretty sure the maf that was on the car was completely wrong to begin with. I thought the fuel pressure was supposed to be 42 off vacuum? and now I think the fuel is turned up a bit..I need to get a fuel pressure gauge for my car, had to give the one I was borrowing back. Im definately on the right track..

I noticed my new breather I got is spewing oil onto my header

. I need to make it have a better seal.. I found 24# injectors and a matching MAF from ford racing brand new for 299..So if all else fails Ill probably do this.

mikey94gt · Apr 15, 2010

nice price on the maf/inj. IM dead sure that its supposed to be 38 psi. I would leave the stock schrader valve there and get one of the fuel pressure tester kits from the auto parts store, the gages mounted on the fuel rail will leak over time.... lighting your car on fire... not cool.