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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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I have a strange one. I hit a pothole hard in my '96 EB and the check engine light came on. I was not able to take it into the shop right away so I drove it for about a week with the indicator light on. I hit another pothole and the check engine light went off. When I stopped laughing about the fact that I fixed the truck by my poor driving skills I wondered what caused it. Is my problem solved? Anyone have any ideas why this would happen?
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 09:45 AM
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The computer should store the trouble code that caused the light to come for a certain number of on-off cycles (80?) If there aren't any stored codes, there isn't much you can do.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 10:48 AM
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Better a CEL than an airbag deployment!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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Sounds like some sensor (O2?) got knocked out of whack and then knocked back in place the second time.
 
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