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Old May 19, 2003 | 09:49 PM
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Question another CEL question

I've never seen the cel on my truck and was once told that Pin 17 on the computer was where the power for that originated. The question I have is this, can I put a test light on the pin connector like a normal circuit? Is there anyhthing between the pin and the light that I want to watch out for?
 
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Old May 20, 2003 | 08:56 AM
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another CEL question

Have you checked the bulb?
 
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Old May 21, 2003 | 01:41 AM
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Yes, I checked the bulb........ I had the dash apart once and swapped it with a good one.
 
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another CEL question

You will need to run the pinpoint tests, check your mail.
 
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Old May 21, 2003 | 11:01 PM
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Maybe I didn't make myself clear........ I've never seen the check engine light (cel).........
 
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Old May 22, 2003 | 09:25 PM
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I understood your question, the infomation I sent should help, did you get it.
 
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Old May 22, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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I got the mail but other than the resistance test on the cluster/harness I didn't find it relavent to my problem
 
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Old May 24, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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Sorry, I don't recall exactly what I sent you. If I didn't send you the pinpoint test QA send me an email so I can attach the procedure.
 
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