[s-cars] RE: Car Keeps Stalling - Intermittent MAFS

[Brian Link]

Sounds like a MAF going out.  Can you check codes.  You should get a MAF
signal too low.  But the black smoke and the hesitation sounds like a
bad MAF to me.  

Brian Link

> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 08:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
> From: EB <rebank at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [s-cars] Car Keeps Stalling - Intermittent MAFS?
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> Guys,
> 
> While driving in a heavy traffic last afternoon, the car stalled.
> Restarted right away, but would not respond to gas, would not keep
rpm's
> and stalled again.  Looking through the rear view mirror, I could see
> black smoke.  After several tries, it finally caught up, and ran fine
for
> the rest of the day and so far today.
> 
> Any ideas what may be going on here?  Can a MAF sensor be
intermittent?
> 
> What are the potential culprits?
> 
> TIA,
> Edward
>