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Old 09-23-2024, 08:47 PM
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Error code 34

I put drive train from my wife's 1985 IROC in my '55 Chevrolet. I used a Painless Wiring harness, and had to update the ecm to the 86-89 1227165. I retained the check engine light. Still working through some glitches but seems like I am getting close.

I borrowed my buddy's Expertec Tech 1 and it appears I am getting Code 34 Max Sensor Low. I am assuming that means low air flow. According to the Tech 1 I am getting 6.0 g/s.....what is recommended air flow?
Thanks for your assistance.

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Re: Error code 34

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I put drive train from my wife's 1985 IROC in my '55 Chevrolet. I used a Painless Wiring harness, and had to update the ecm to the 86-89 1227165. I retained the check engine light. Still working through some glitches but seems like I am getting close.

I borrowed my buddy's Expertec Tech 1 and it appears I am getting Code 34 Max Sensor Low. I am assuming that means low air flow. According to the Tech 1 I am getting 6.0 g/s.....what is recommended air flow?
Thanks for your assistance.

Mike



On a stock set up, warmed up engine at idle in closed loop you should see between 4-7 gm/sec of MAF. I would check your wiring/connections at MAF, the 2 MAF relays on the firewall etc.

Check this out for code 34, it has the diagnostic tree:

Need Help with code 34 - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards
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Re: Error code 34

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On a stock set up, warmed up engine at idle in closed loop you should see between 4-7 gm/sec of MAF. I would check your wiring/connections at MAF, the 2 MAF relays on the firewall etc.

Check this out for code 34, it has the diagnostic tree:

Need Help with code 34 - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards
Thanks for the link. Since the harness is new, I'm certain the harness connection is good. As for the MAF sensor, I purchased and installed a new Delphi sensor after the original Bosch was giving me the same issue. I've even tried removing the filter to see if it changed anything. If I don't have the check engine light on, usually all it takes is to give the pedal a short burst to bring the rpm's up to 3,500-4,000 and the light will come on. Not sure if I need to contact the Painless tech team and see if they have any thoughts.

In the link you sent, he mentions an SD system..... not sure what that is.

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Re: Error code 34

Just curious why is the mat showing open circuit?
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Re: Error code 34

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Just curious why is the mat showing open circuit?
Hmmmmmm. Not sure. Where would it get the reading from?

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Hmmmmmm. Not sure. Where would it get the reading from?

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it gets the reading from the mat under the plenum
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Re: Error code 34

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it gets the reading from the mat under the plenum
Ok...I'll dig into that next. Would it/could it affect my problem?

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Re: Error code 34

Ok...the MAT sensor is plugged in. Not sure why I am not getting a temp reading.

I realized something else-when I ordered the new Delphi MAF sensor, I ordered one for a 1985 TPI, which is what the engine is. What I failed to do was consider that I replaced the ECM with 1986-1989 1227165. Looking at the Delphi AF10328 applications, it shows 1985 TPI but not 1986-1989. Crap, can that be contributing to the problems I am having?

I'm about to yank off the TPI and throw on an intake and carb.

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The mat could be defective, google gm cts ohms and compare reading to temperature. The 85 maf is digital, you need a analog delphi af10320.
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1227165 schematic



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Re: Error code 34

Originally Posted by Tuned Performance
The mat could be defective, google gm cts ohms and compare reading to temperature. The 85 maf is digital, you need a analog delphi af10320.
Thank you. You've been a great help.

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