yea...as in breaking it.

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I was replacing a fuse in my car when I noticed that the engine control fuse was missing. So I put in another fuse. The car started running a little smoother, but I still have some problems. Still cuts off every now and then, just not as often. When ever I first step on the gas, it acts like it kinda wants to quit then will finally pick up and start accelerating. I was looking under the hood and noticed that the fan isn't moving at all. Whether the car's been started or not, even when I press the accelerator. Could this cause some of the problems? I took the car to Auto Zone to get it scanned, but my check engine light, and all the other lights up there don't work, so they couldn't check it for me. I read that if you tap a faulty MAF with a screwdriver your car will sputter. Where exactly is the MAF? Thanks.

Oh yea, my a/c doesn't work either, don't know if the fan thing and that are related. When my car idles it idles at about 300rpms. Is this normal?

MAF = mass air flow sensor.

It basically tells a fuel injected engine how much air is entering the engine, so it can properly mix the appropriate amount of fuel to keep the engine running smoothly.

It can report false information back to the computer (especially when accelerating) and the engine can lack power, sputter and buck. Although these are common symptoms with ignition and other problems, This is how it happened to me, and as soon as I put a new sensor in, all problems dissappeared!

So, get your dash lights working, and get the codes outta your ECM. This is likely your problem, and I am not sure about the tapping with a screwdriver theory, if you tap it too hard, you could end up walking

The fan not running, sounds normal to me, unless the engine gets hot enough, the fan will not run. Some cars wont run the fan very often at all. Only when it needs to. So, watch your temp guage.

Anyone have any idea how I can fix the check engine light and all of those other lights up there? Thanks

either the bulbs are burnt out (hard to beleive all the lights are burnt out), so, I would have to say that either a fuse is blown somewhere, or there is something wrong with the printed circuit that runs the lights, have you taken apart the dash before?

I would go over each and every fuse one by one first. Then I would try taking apart the dash, and look at the SES light in particular, just replace it for good measure. If no dice, then post back here, and someone might have a brilliant idea

Hi kingoanklebreakn, 88delta88, All

Did the problem come with the car or begin later?


Previous Owner removed/disabled the bulbs? Cheaper and easier than fixing the proplem.


Shop will repair/replace bulbs in order to do the tuneup properly.

Regards, Norm

Edit: removed possible misinformation.

Car came with the problems.

It helped solve a problem, a broken gas guage was the main cause becase it was out of gas, but still reading at 1/4th a tank. Although, the car no longer sputters like it did and it starts better. A tune-up on a car as old as yours would be a good start, as was my problem. There could be a short in your wiring harness that might casue the lights to go out like they did. You said that you had the problems with the car when you were givin it? If thats true then good luck, sometimes people give-away cars because they don't want to find the problem themselves.

My gas gauge doesn't work either. It goes up and down all the time.

Hi 87Delta, All,

Your correction was posted the day after my last one went up.

Either way it does not make my suggestion less valid in this case.

Are you saying he should not get a tuneup after he fills his gas tank?

Regards, Norm

I was not stating your suggestion was less valid, don't jump to conclusions on what I posted. Also im not saying that he should not do a tune-up after he fills-up. I specifically said a tune-up would probably help out. Next time read my post more before you jump to conclusions.

Thank You.....

Hi 87Delta, All,


Where, in my post, did I dispute any of your statement? I made two comments and asked a question.

Comments were in the context of clarification. Evidently, I should have phrased the question differently, but it was not derogatory.


You might consider doing the same.

Regards, Norm