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Crashman   08-12-2001 at 05:02:21 AM

OK, quick car question-since I haven't worked on them for a while. What burns up if you turn your ignition on but don't start the car? The Mass Air Flow sensor? The reason I ask is that this just happened to my car and I really can't quite remeber, but a poof of smoke came out from under my air filter (air filter above throttle body on this car). It doesn't make sense, because a car should start in "limp home mode" even without a MAF sensor. Besides, I think mine uses MAP instead, never saw a MAF wire on it.

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Negaverse23   08-12-2001 at 07:09:11 PM
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It's just some traped gases in the combustion chamber or intake manifold. As soon as you turned on your ignition, it fired off one of the spark plugs with the traped gas and it backfired through the throttle body.

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Crashman   08-12-2001 at 09:12:59 PM
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It did it while it was just sitting there, and smelled like a fried Athlon. I think I have some major wiring problems! Anyone want to buy a nice looking older with 115k miles for cheap?

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Stick_e_Mouse   08-14-2001 at 04:38:19 AM
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I'll make an offer, $247.83 (shipping included). Thats my leftover after this year's tuition.

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Crashman   08-14-2001 at 05:29:47 AM
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I need $350 so I can pick up an engine for one of my other cars. If you've been around a while you'll know that I have a nice T-bird with a cracked block, a junkyard offered me a complete engine for that price, if I could just sell this Ciera with the wiring problem for $350 I'd be set!

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Stick_e_Mouse   08-14-2001 at 08:56:47 AM
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$350!!!???? Good Lord!!! Are you insane?? I'm not a millionaire, ya' know. Damn, but if you throw in some of your old Pentiums and refurbs, ship it to me here in Cambridge, Massachusettes, I'll think about it.

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Crashman   08-14-2001 at 09:39:38 AM
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Say hello to my in-laws at BC and Harvard. They're the Browns, don't know what their first names are. Then drive your friends dad's 78 Chevy pickup over here with a tow bar and take it home! I really need the money before school starts (because that's when it will get towed). Then I can go get the engine to my other car and give one of the shop kids $50 to install it (once I get my financial aid refund). You can pay some shop kid $50 to find and replace the bad wire on your nice Ciera. Then we'll both have cars!

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Stick_e_Mouse   08-14-2001 at 11:41:49 PM
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LOL!! You don't know your in-laws' first name?? Wouldn't your wife kill you for that??

Anyway, I had to sleep overnight on this one. When I woke up, I figured how much of a hassle it would be to rent a tow truck and drive all the way to Michigan (Go Spartans!!) and back. It would be expensive too--and last time I remembered, you said you were going to pay for shipping. BTW--I don't have any friends that have dads who will let me borrow their truck or SUV (I wonder why not, I guess they don't trust me). Honestly, I think you can find a much better deal than the one I offered, especially if you find a buyer that lives around your area.

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Crashman   08-14-2001 at 11:54:52 PM
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Actually they are my brother in laws parents. My sister is maried. My wife's father is dead and her mother is a deadbeat (she agrees on that one). Now my wife's family, that's an interesting story: She comes from Luther and is a member of the infamous Galloup clan, the people responsible for the legend of "three foot", the bear with one lame paw that it drags in the famous country music song. My brother in law's family, well, their just your typical elitest "intelectual" snobs.

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Crashman   08-14-2001 at 11:56:25 PM
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btw, you could always rent a car dolly and pull it behind your fathers oldsmobile!

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Anonymous   08-15-2001 at 04:13:09 PM
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Increase insurance, get a match and gas(petrol) woof, instant problem solver.

Reminds me of another silly Joke.... nup not worth it.lol

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