Ok seems the MAF sensor was part of the problem ... also the wiring to the MAF had a bad wire so rewired and everything runs good now .
Thanks for all the help and suggestions, very very much appreciated!
mbarcher.

Where are you located? Its possible for the New used ECM to not be so good..

Is the Code 42 still present, and are there any other codes associated with the 42?

I'm located just outside of Winnipeg Manitoba.
As for the possibility that the ecm could be not so good , thats possible.
The code 42 ...

wjcollier07 wrote:When you changed the coil packs, did you change the entire assy with the ICM?

Yes .. both coil packs and icm were changed also installed "NEW" sparkplugs and wires

Yes I have changed out the ECM and put the old prom into the new (used)ECM .
The car has 172,000 kms on it , so that works out to around 105,000 miles
Seemed to work good for awhile then started up running rough and flooding out it seems . Figured it might be electric connections , but wiggled ...

Awhile back I had problems with a code 42 . Changed coil packs and spark sensor , crank sensor, egr valve , sparkplugs and wires and things worked well for awhile.
Now I have a problem with the engine backfiring and bogging out for the first mile then it seems to clear up . Also it seems to eat up ...