"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in
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> "rufus t" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "nunya" > wrote in
>> :
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>> > in line 6 2wd. 205k miles.automatic, its green.
>> >
>> > this has been the best purchase of my life (save for the mail-order
>> > bride) but I've got a couple of
>> > "dumb guy" questions.
>> >
>> > 1) a month ago, I was towed, (no mech. problem, lets just leave it
>> > at that,ok?) and my ABS light came on when I picked the car up. no
>> > codes, just the light. In the course of normal operation, I've done
>> > the 50 start cycles, but the light is still on. Do I need to use
>> > some ranger rick secret de-coder ring? or do I have to do the
>> > chickens sacrifice again?
>> >
>> > 2) a "starting" problem.
>> > when I first crank, it will not start. I have to crank for 5-10
>> > seconds, then recrank, and it will start right up, no worries.
>> > This happens when hot, cold, over night, after a 10 minute, or 2
>> > hour drive. It is independant of weather, temp, or operational
>> > conditions.
>> >
>> > as an aside, I get 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 hwy on regular. I change
>> > oil every 3-4k, carries 20lbs of pressure, all in all, a great
>> > vehicle.
>> >
>> > "A car is like a woman. If you give them what they need before they
>> > know they need it, they won't leave you by the side of the road"
>> >
>> > thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I haven't seen it mentioned in the threads anywhere, but have you
>> tried disconnecting the battery to reset the indicator?
>>
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>
> Any ABS fault is supposed to reset everytime the vehicle is started,
> then return if it is still present AND the vehicle is moving. ABS
> doesn't care that it doesn't work IF the vehicle is stopped - the trip
> hasn't yet begun. ABS only cares that it doesn't work if the trip has
> been started, then it doesn't care if the vehicle is moving or
> stopped, the ABS fault display remains.
>
> If the ABS fault report is due to an actual fault, there should be a
> code stored.
>
>
>

Yeah, OK, but "supposed to" doesn't mean "does".

If the tow/lift did something that confused the computer, then a hard power
reset might do something to un-confuse it. I don't mean to imply it's
the most likely solution, just that it's something i would try, if it were
me.