SES light ?

[xxxscimitarxxx]

my 92 had a hissy fit the other day and popped a little backfire on start up from cold....

I turned off ignition, turned on, and re cranked it....

started up but then ran lumpy/cammy....(all warning lights off)

l let it run like this for about 20 secs but it didnt clear by it self so I blipped the throttle and it immediately ran smooth.....but

the SES light then came on and stayed on.

however the engine then seemed to run fine (i havent paperclipped it yet)

It now goes through this process on every start even when warmed up.....starts.....runs lumpy.....blip throttle to clear....SES light comes on....engine runs smooth

any ideas

(have l blown something off on the backfire?....I couldnt find any visible pipes blown off)

[Hammer]

Do you have a high idle once the motor clears up?

There's two hoses that can blow off on a backfire/hickup.
The MAP sensor hose at the back of the plenum.
Another hose that connected to the front left side of the plenum. This happened to mine. I was able to get it back on without pulling the plenum.

Hope this helps.

[xxxscimitarxxx]

idle was a couple of hundred higher l would guess

i checked at the back of the plenum and found a rubber connector that had two holes for a pair of metal end pipes pointing up vertically just behind the plenum and a little low (I havent got a manual to hand right now so will look into this later)....however this connector did not seem to be a tight fit on the two pipes...it wasnt blown off.....but when l pulled at it, it came off the two pipes easily...l pushed it back on but it didnt make a difference to what was happening

I will have my son recheck hoses that he can get too

[Hammer]

That's the PCV connection. You need a new one if you can find one. The MAP sensor hose is just to the right of that a bit. Small hose going from under the plenum to the fuel regulator area. If you do a search here you should be able to find information on that.

[xxxscimitarxxx]

Ah....OK....PCV

as for MAP sensor hose......seem to recall a small hose going to a small pressure regulator/diaphram looking object just above the PCV....that was connected ok at that point

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by xxxscimitarxxx

Ah....OK....PCV

as for MAP sensor hose......seem to recall a small hose going to a small pressure regulator/diaphram looking object just above the PCV....that was connected ok at that point

no the MAP is on the bracket on the very end of the plenum, hose is under that.. you can reach from the top to fell it, but not sure if you can see it from either side