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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 04:36 PM
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Help please what is this sensor

I have a 1994 f150 4x4 with a 302 in it with mass air there is a sensor in the side of the airbox, its grey plastic with a thin piece of metel sticking out of it almost like a thick pin with a rounded tip on it like the end of a bobby pin. What sensor is this?
The reason i ask is because my truck keeps setting a code 172, runnin lean, i have checked everything and i cant find whats causing the code. Does anyone have any ideas for me to check?
Thanks, Dave
 
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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Intake Air Temperatre
 
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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Have you cleaned the mass air sensor? That is the big one in line of the air intake tubes. Clean the two wires in it with some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip. Also check for vacuum leaks, and make sure everything in the intake is sealed between the MAF and the throttle body.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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Thankyou guys for the replys, i just cleaned the maf sensor (it was really dirty), replaced the old cracked o-ring on that sensor, and fixed a leaking intake hose connection. so far so good, i will have to see how it does on my 15 mile drive to work tomorrow. Thanks again guys, this site is great.
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