Dirty MAF & Throttle Body Woes no longer

[Pappibri]

Figured it was about time to clean the MAF and the Throttle Body.. Upon taking the cover off, I found the remnants of a old mouse nest on the top of the block...So vacuumed that off and got to work cleaning the Throttle Body.. As you can see it was dirty.. So I cleaned that up good, the MAF, and I have a new air filter in, cleaned out the tubing and hoses also.. Idles smoother and no hesitation..

 

[alrock]

Nice job!

 

[Hunner]

Mice, they can wreck havoc on wiring. They chewed the wiring so bad on my father-in-laws Chevy the insurance totaled it after many attempts to get it running.
Time for pellet gun practice and a little Decon snack! or just wheel it more!
Glad you got that working. I don't run that plastic cover. We got wasps and dirt dobbers that would love that.

 

[Pappibri]

Yeah, I figured the suckers had been in there before I bought it.. I drive it everyday, so if they want to park it on my block, I will roast their lil asses... No damage to none of the wiring that I could see fortunetly.

 

[Yarjammer]

If you found a nest in one place in/on your truck, make sure to check it thoroughly everywhere else. I had a project car that got pretty much destroyed by mice. I found a nest underhood that I cleared out and thought eradicated the problem... turns out they found a way into the frame rails, trunk (missing drain plug), and exhaust. If you suspect them anywhere, spray some oil of wintergreen or spearmint in that area; they hate it and won't return.

 

[Pappibri]

Thanks for the tip Yarjammer. After doing all of that about 2 weeks later, now when I start it up it idles rough for about 10 seconds and I have lost 1-2 mpg... When I did that stuff I cleaned the MAF as directed, the Throttle Body, and put in a new Air Filter... I checked and made sure all hoses are attached and snug.. Don't know whats going on, but don't like it...Just aggravating to do stuff to take care of and make run better and the opposite happens.. So I spent money, to lose money... If anyone has ideas I listen real good.. One question.. The old filter was really dirty, now that it is able to get more air does the computer reset itself? Do I have to take off the ground on the battery or does the computer do it itself? Its daily driver so I have drove it everyday since.. Thanks anyone.

 

[JonBishop]

How did u unclip the plugs? Never mind I got it figured out, jus cleaned it while it was still plugged in to the two connectors