sidewayzcraze

Hey guys I need to pick the brain of some masters on here!

So....here we go.

I purchased a 180sx with a ca18det a few months back and the wiring was scary. I started cleaning it up and all was well. My last stop was the maf wiring. I cleaned it up and wired it back and now the car is in limp mode. The wiring is correct. A: un-used wire B: power C: ground D: signal. Now the questions begin. If I did wire it wrong could I have shorted the ecu? Or would it fry the maf instead?. This is where it gets weird. I tested the wires and when the plug is not plugged into the maf while the car is idling the wires all read proper. A: no voltage B: 12v C: ground D: .5v. When I plug it in however, they all read 14v. Weird right? And the car doesn't rev over 2k. I stripped the wire all the way back to the ecu and they are fine. I'm lost. Someone please help. I miss driving my little rocket.

One other oddity to add. When I would be on the throttle fully from time to time the engine would cut out at random then the car would be drive able shortly after. What would cause this?


Thanks,

Christian