Quote Originally Posted by Jolly Roger VX'er View Post
THAT is where I think your problems lie. I would be really looking into the wiring as it sounds like it is "imitating" the symptoms of a bad MAF.
Indeed, it all came down to wiring. Squeezing on the TPS line/wires would oscillate the idle rpms. Plus, it threw a TPS CEL code, so that was GOOD. So, I knew where to look....

Now, dig this....

Last night, I tore it all down again. Pulled all vacuum lines, pulled all wiring harnesses, and removed the S/C. It appears I have found the villain playing castaway in my engine. Under the S/C plenum I found a family of well-done field mice and a handful of medium-rare babies. ALL wiring that was anywhere near that area was chewed right down to the copper. I am surprised my problems weren't 10X as bad as they are now. Luckily, it doesn't appear that they chewed on any vacuum line, gaskets, etc.

I shop vacc'd out what was left of the bastards (sorry, I had cell phone pics but they didn't come out, heh) and cut all new wiring. Started soldering my wires again and hoped to have it all done but sadly, I couldn't find my shrink tubing, so work came to a halt.

While on this subject, the stock wiring is absolutely HORRIBLE. Cheapest damned wire I have ever worked with. Thin, brittle, and not easy to work with. I get this crap done (and hope it solves my plethora of dodgy problems) and then it's off to solving the trannie/mode switch/clunk. *sigh*