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Old 02-05-2002, 03:31 PM
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MAP Sensor

My 92 5.0 engine idles rough on cold winter days and throws out a bit of black smoke. The code I retrieved was 128 (MAP sensor vacuum line broken) but the vacuum was good. I also got a code 173 (running rich) probably as a result of the MAP code. I've reset the codes and replugged the MAP sensor and all seems to be well but I wonder if these things crack in cold weather or just wear out internally or could it be an intermittent bad electrical connection due to the cold?. How much to buy a new one?