Chrysler Dynasty AGAIN......Mr Stern, HELP!

I would inspect circuitry 1st and make sure that the wires going to the MAP
sensor are ok. It would suck to replace the MAP sensor only to find out
that a pin has receded in the connector or a wire has abraided and shorted
to ground. With the exception of the o2 sensor, most sensors are quite
durable, usually its the wiring or a vacuum leak etc.
"deydi5" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> the 02 sensor was brand new....the muffler was almost brand new taken off
> a
> recent wreck. Why buy brand new off the shelf if I could buy one for $15
> (almost brand new) off a front end wreck?
> The water pump was brand new as well as the hoses. I'm just wondering if
> some of these suggested parts are worth buying at a wrecker vs spending
> $299 on the EGR valve and another 129 on the Map Sensor? We already spend
> 65$ on the 02 sensor and that was NOT the problem. I just hate to spend
> our hard earned money on things that aren't fixing the problem. Could
> this be muffler related? (we're not made of money and can't afford putting
> it in the shop at 58$/hr +)
> We've already done that twice for new rebuilt transmissions to the tune of
> close to 2000 each time all within 2 yrs of eachother)
>
>

and the winnerrrrrr isssss........

Bathtub Admiral....

After replacing NEW the O2 Sensor....taking off the NOT SO NEW
muffler...the fuel filter ...etc....it still wasn't working. So yesterday
hubby and boys went thru the whole front end and checked every wire and low
and behold there was a wire (in the vicinity of the recently replaced
thermostat NEW...that had come unplugged....so once it plugged in...it
Purred like a kitty!

Thank you all soooooo much for all your help!