So i was cleaning out my MAF sensor today, having some idling problems, (94xlt 4wd 4l v6) and i noticed the MAF is connected to the air filter housing with a cork gasket... its ripped in a few places and i cant seem to find a replacement, that aswell as only 3 of the 4 bolts were there... i think a combination of the two might have created a vacuum leak and that would explain my problems...

tl;dr Where can i get the gasket for the MAF/Air intake housing?

go to autozone. in the gasket/sealant area there are 3 types of rolled gasket material.

a grey, a blue and maybe cork? buy a roll, trace out the MAF and cut it out.

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If its the gasket between the air box and MAF then if it was a bad seal and air was getting in there that air is before the MAF which means it is metered air. Shouldn't cause a problem other than the air would not be filtered.

Just fyi. But good find and that still should be sealed up.

Good idea on the rolled material.

Goose, your right, sealing this up did nothing... so there is still a vaccuume leak somewhere...

I beleve that there is an elbow on the driver side I think that goes from valve cover to intake. Its been known to get a crack in it and cause some problems. I may be wrong on the location, maybe on the passenger side near front of valve cover. I have not had a problem with my elbow but have read alot about it. Seams common.

Check intake hose, out of 4 rangers 1 explore that I have owned they all have PVC tape to repair cracks in the intake hose, not to mention multiple others. The PCV elbow is more common on V-8 ie, p0171 + p0174 combo codes. These code on V-6 is more common the plastic intake plenum gasket. Aluminum intakes usually vacuum elsewhere like intake hose.