'94 Acclaim - code 13 ?

My guess is you are missing vacuum!! just because you installed a new sensor doesn't mean that the end of the vacuum hose that goes to manifold vacuum is tight or not broken. Have you looked at that yet?

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

What I've done was to remove the vac hose from the MAP sensor and attach my vacuum gauge to that. Then run the engine. Vacuum readings appear normal and within spec. Hose appears to be in good shape. Also have removed all the MAP related hose and plugged one end with a golf tee, then used my little vacuum hand pump and tested the hose. Hose checks out OK. Do you know if I could check the MAP vacuum another way ?

Well first of all I don't know how you can get a good vacuum reading with the map sensor disconnected!! The map sensor tells the computer what load the engine it is under. In other words at idle the map wants to see at least

17hg (telling PCM its at idle) At wide open throttle the map sensor will see 0 hg. By you disconnecting the map sensor and checking the vacuum with it disconnected told the PCM that the engine was under extreme load (at idle) 0 hg. It had to be loading up and running like crap!!! when checking engine vacuum always tee into the hose.

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

Thanks for the advice Glenn. I've been restoring old MoPar muscle for many years and am much more comfortable with the likes of my '69 GTX than with my '94 Acclaim. I get a little frustrated with problems like this MAP sensor business.

Anyway, you're right. It was not running well @ idle (with MAP disconnected) so I was manually opening the throttle while watching the gauge @ various rpm's. I believed I had a good hose + connection. But I also removed the hose and tested it seperately and it seemed OK.

So a little while ago I went down to the garage and added a short piece of hose + tee in that vacuum line and ran the motor (@ idle) and got a steady reading of approx 18 hg on the gauge.

I'm wondering why the "check engine" light always comes on when my speed comes back down to 45 mph (from, say, 60 mph) --- but --- the rpm's don't cause it too light. Because I can get up to 65 or 70 and put the car in nuetral and idle the engine and no light comes on. Then I coast long enough all the way down to 45 and, bingo, the light comes on and a Code 13 gets stored.

By the way, when I first start the car and drive away, there is no check engine light. I have to get up to a high speed of 55 or 60 and then slow down to 45 mph.

With a problem such as that you will almost need to have a scan tool connected so that you can monitor what the sensor values are. Its possible the map sensor your buddy gave you may be faulty. Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

I think I will need a scan tool. My buddy swapped the MAP sensor for another one and the second one acts the same way.

Do you know of a reasonably priced scan tool that would work with my '94 Acclaim ? Since I plan to keep the car for a few more years, this tool may come in handy.

Thanks again .........

I only use Chryslers tool about $600 cant answer about a generic one

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech