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Reply #15 –
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ok i fixed leaks but haven't started it yet


How do you know they are fixed if you haven't properly checked yet?

As far as the MAF question:

http://www.graphicsdept.com/walbro/product/auto_aft/mass/forda.htm


The electronics have a different part #
You could try it, don't know how different it is though....The '95 is EEC-V.  Is the '93 3.8 EEC-IV or EEC-V?
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Reply #16 –
well i knew where the leaks were. couplers weren't hooked up right. and how do i find out if it'sa IV or V?
It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.

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Reply #17 –
The '95s are EEC-V

What you need to do is REPAIR the problem, the last thing you need is a reprogrammer... A dirty MAF meter will give lean codes...

The chart Paul posted indicates the 3.8 & 4.6 Tbird meters are the same for '94 & 95... I know the '96 & '97 have a different connector shape so won't fit, otherwise the meters look the same... Those may would work if the connector plug were changed to the newer type...

When the meter on my 95 4.6 T-bird failed, I tried a 5.0 meter and it ran like shiznit in cold weather... Also set a rich code the day after I installed it(weather was still warm)... Replacing it with the correct one from a '94 3.8 cured the problem...

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Reply #18 –
but it's not a 94 that i would be getting it from. it's a 93 with a 3.8. will it still work right on my 4.6? the connector is right, the question is programming (if the programming is in the sensor).
It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.

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Reply #19 –
Quote from: billboehm;213365
but it's not a 94 that i would be getting it from. it's a 93 with a 3.8. will it still work right on my 4.6? the connector is right, the question is programming (if the programming is in the sensor).

Don't have a clue, it's not the same by the chart...

 Have you tried cleaning the current sensor????

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Reply #20 –
If the '93 3.8 ECU is an EEC-IV I would think you may have issues.  From what I understand the 3.8 was EEC-IV until '96.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #21 –
Quote from: V8Demon;213473
If the '93 3.8 ECU is an EEC-IV I would think you may have issues.  From what I understand the 3.8 was EEC-IV until '96.


Your MAF list shows the '94 & '95 3.8(EEC IV? Hell I dunno) being the same as the 4.6s... I can confirm the '94 3.8 meter has the same part number on the sensor as the '95 4.6... Were the '94 4.6 Birds/Coug VI or V???

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Reply #22 –
I know it's weird....Perhaps the IV and V  were designed to use the same meter.  I'm not sure.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #23 –
well it looks like the same meter from the top. i just hsven't gotten around to taking it off and looking at the bottom. but my primary question is weather or not the meter itself is programmed or if it just sends raw data to the computer.
It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.

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Reply #24 –
k so i swapped the sensor the other day while i was waiting for my boss to unlock the office so i could drop off the tools from a house we just finished. my check engine light is still on so i guess that wasn't the problem, but here's the wierd part. apparently the sensor is in fact programmed for the motor instead of just sending raw data to the computer and letting it decide. the sensor came from a 93 v6 and went into my 95 v8. so the stats on the maf should be for less gas right? well i have no idea how, but it gave me better acceleration and better power through the midrange! somebody explain this please!
It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.

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Reply #25 –
Were the part #'s on the electronic part of the sensors the same?

The sensor does not know how large a motor is or how many cylinders it has or what size injectors the motor has.  Tha't info that the computer knows.  The meter is designed to measure airflow through a tube of "known" diameter and send a signal to the computer.  There are ways you can change what signal the computer recieves and interprets.  A change in the sampling tube size is one.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!
 

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Reply #26 –
IF it's EEC-V, just fixing the problem won't turn the light off... Will usually go out in a day or two though... I believe V was required as of '95...