my car is learching!

[ColbyS15]

when i drive i have to put my car into neutral at stops because if i dont it begins to rock and it is only at very low RPMs (500 or so), i hit a tree when it started...it smashed the left front side in a bit no major damage, missed the radiator by a few inches, i did disconnect and air hose that goes to my air box though and it isnt inline with the other part of the hose so i cant reconnect it. would that be the reason for the car learching or if not does ne1 kno y it mite b?

[s13sr20chris]

disconnected an air hose by air box? does the maf have air going through it with this setup? what kind of car? does it feel like a misfire or just running rough?

[ColbyS15]

first of all...sry im not very car literate as of yet...maf??? explain please and its like its running rough. but it has fits...if i drive for mayb 15-20 minutes it doesnt usually rock anymore...but at first it feels like it wants to jump forward but it cant. and i put it into neutral a lot now....is that gunna **** with my transmission or will it b fine?

[s13sr20chris]

going to neutral is ok. the maf is the sensor on the airbox. if you arnt familiar with it then it would be best to leave it alone. i can just reccomend that you do some basic inspections. the basic inspections are layed out in the sticky above on drivability issues.

[ColbyS15]

alrite thnx for all ur help

[Altiman94]

my 240 used to do this at times, I found it to be a vacuum leak.