At 11:02 4/14/99 -0600, Carl Hammerdorfer wrote:

>
> I took it to a mechanic.  He noticed this:  when it dies, there seems to be a
> loud clicking or slapping of the valve to the left of the mass air sensor.
> (I think that valve is actually part of the MAS)  He says that this butterfly
> valve opens when the engine sucks air, but I seem to get this loud slapping
> when it starts to die.  I said, "Hey, let's replace this thing for $120"  He
> said

Dunno what's causing it, but the only reason I can think of for the AFM vane to
slam shut would be a backfire.  Back through the intake system, that is, not
afterfire through the muffler.

david

David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net