New GN owner problem

[DJay]

87 GN stock, 59k miles

My car stopped running under normal driving conditions. This has happened periodically before. I thought a new EGR solenoid solved the problem, but apparently not.

On the side of the road, I started unplugging and plugging in different sensors to try to narrow down the problem. When I unplugged the wire from the top of the charcoal cylinder behind the driver's side headlamp, the car would run fine. When I plugged it in back, it would die.

Any ideas? What IS the sensor? Could it cause this problem? It seems to happen after rain / carwashes. There IS some water under the charcoal cylinder after a rain, so maybe the sensor is shorting? Also: will it hurt the car to drive it much longer with that sensor unplugged?

Thx in advance

 

[striker_29]

Sounds like your maf is toast. To permanently solve that problem will likely require an lt1 maf and translator.

 

[salvageV6]

Vapor cannister and purge solenoid.

Could be a wiring problem or else perhaps a vacuum problem.

Check the vacuum check valve in the rubber line between the solenoid on top of the can and the throttle body.

 

[striker_29]

My bad, I am too tired. Yes what salvage said