Yes they do... Kinda.. The sensor works off a tube in the front of the TB...
Not an actual sensor like the Trans Am / Mustang
Works off a short vacume 90 degree bend to the sensor... at least, the
Manual sais thats the sensor....
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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual Exaust w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 16" Electric Fan
180 T-stat, Accel 8.5's, Lakewood Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1 TB
ASP Pullies (Crank/Alt), Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's
BEST 1/4 15.836 @ 84.93 MPH (w/o bars, 275's, ASP, Shift Kit, intake, tb,
fan)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Pinging Solved... at least for my truck.
>
> Sounds good. Uhhh...our trucks don't have a mass airflow sensor.
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> At 12:52 PM 01/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >My truck used to ping. 1998 Extended Cab, 3.9l V6, 5 speed (Let me know
> >if anyone wants more info). I noticed that the problem got worse when I
> >put a 3" lift kit on my truck. It actually got to the point that I could
> >feel the engine "jerk" when I drove up a hill on interstate 71 in fifth,
> >while lugging the engine. I started running 89 octane, which made the
> >pinging go away somewhat. I then dedided to replace the spark
> >plugs. When I pulled the old ones out, I noticed that they had very long
> >electrodes. Something like a half an inch. I felt that they were way
too
> >hot, so I replaced them with colder plugs. The pinging got a little bit
> >better, but it was still there. So, I decided start playing with the air
> >intake. The flexible tube had gotten a little kinked as a result of the
> >lift, so I looked into getting a K&N intake setup. Since they don't (or
> >didn't) make one for a 98 V6, and since the air mass sensor is located in
> >the throttle body, I decided to just rip off the whole air system from
the
> >flexible tube back. I bought a K&N canister filter (PN RU2820) with a
3.5
> >inch diameter whole, 6 inches long, and about 5 inches in diameter. I
> >clamped it directly to the intake housing. The pinging is gone. I can
> >take the same hill that I used to ping like crazy on, and floor it in
> >fifth gear and get *no* pinging. Looking back, I feel that what was
> >happening was too little air was being taken into the cylinder,
therefore,
> >too little gas was injected. This leads to a lean charge in the
cylinder,
> >which in turn is easier to ignite (via too hot a spark plug). I may be
> >crazy, but it worked for me... total cost... 6 1.29 dollar spark plugs
> >(Bosch, forget the Chumpion crappy ones) and a 35 dollar K&N cannister
> >filter. Not too shabby.
> >
> >Dave
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