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Old 12-19-2009, 04:10 PM
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My car starts bucking every once in a while. And when it starts it does it for the whole day. I was reading somewhere it could be cause by new fuel injectors and a new mass air meter. Both of which are new. when i bought the air meter it was calibrated for 24lb injectors but it didnt come with anything electronic it told me to use the electric piece from my factory meter. Now do i need to do something with my computer ? or could it be not properly gapped spark plugs? Or what else could be causing it to buck.
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The tranny, is it manual or auto?
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Old 12-19-2009, 04:20 PM
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rebuilt back in january
and it never bucked until i did the injectors and meter
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sometimes, aftermarket MAF's need to be "clocked", meaning that you turn them to either 10oclock or 2oclock position, instead of 12.

The airflow can sometimes be disrupted before hitting the sensor wire in the MAF and can cause bucking.
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