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..... and I love it when it actually happens.
"J Strickland" > wrote in message ... > Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away. > > > "Tomes" > wrote in message > ink.net... > > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 > > restarts > > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the > > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away..... > > > > Thanks for your help here folks. > > Tomes > > > > "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message > > ... > >> > >> "Tomes" > wrote in message > >> link.net... > >> > "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message > >> > ... > >> >> > >> >> "Tomes" > wrote in message > >> >> ink.net... > >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to > > Black > >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few > >> > times, > >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the > >> >> > hood, > >> >> not > >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary > > in > >> >> the > >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think > >> >> the > >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's > > own. > >> > It > >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured > >> >> when > >> > the > >> >> code came up. > >> >> > >> > > >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm > >> > up > >> > to > >> > maybe 10 now.... > >> > Thanks. > >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do? > >> > > >> > >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. > >> I > >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for > >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual > >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press > >> a > >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will > > allow > >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The > > idea > >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on > > but > >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset > >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth > > hundreds > >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir > >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > |
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