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Subject:Question about Mass Air Flow Sensor
From:Kenneth Wilford
Date:Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:32:37 -0500

I think I have found a problem with the wiring harness on the conversion
I am working on.  The wiring harness is from a 97 Jetta with the 2.0l
ABA engine.  Anyway the wiring harness has a four wire plug on the mass
air sensor.  One of the wires is red with a blue stripe.  If you have
the Jetta Bentley Manual it is on page 97-297.  This wire goes to a
group of other wires that are the same color and they hook to what is
called "Plus connection in Multiport Fuel Injection wiring harness".  On
the wiring diagram this is called E7 however the wiring diagram also
calls it 87a.  What I think is going on is that this wire is the power
for the heated air mass sensor.  But I don't want to hook up power to it
if it isn't supposed to get power as I don't want to fry anything.  Can
anyone help me figure this out.  Also is this wire supposed to be full
time hot or just hot when the ignition on.

This wire was cut and not hooked to anything when I got the conversion.
The van runs but only when it is warm outside and also it doesn't seem
to have a lot of power.

Sorry but I am not super familiar with the whole mass air sensor thing.

Any help you can give would be apreciated.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
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