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Feb 21, 2001 | 03:26 PM

AlM

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Feb 23, 2001 | 11:17 PM

loudfords

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Check engine light

I'm asking this for a second time....

Is anyone else's EFI truck missing the "check engine" light (or the red "engine" light beside it)?

1979 F150 Custom: 75 351W, Edelbrock & Holley
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
Chevy 454: waiting for a truck (Mazda?Nissan?)

Feb 23, 2001 | 11:25 PM

hotrodford_88

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I have an 88 and all of ine is intact. Although since I did the engine swap the Check engine light does not work at all. If I can ever figure it out, I'll fix it. But I'm going to leave it like it is for now. Pull one of your other lights and check to see if it works. The bulb holders are all the same.

1988 F-150, SWB, 5.0 EFI (formerly 4.9 EFI), M5OD 5 speed, 3.08 gears, Summit shorty truck headers, Custom built Flowmaster exhaust system. Force 4 LP6000 lightbar, Federal signal PA-300 100 watt siren, Icom IC-V100 50 watt mobile radio.
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1965 F-100 (just purchased 1/18/01), SWB, 390, C-6 auto. Dual exhaust, Not much else to do to it.

Can see both below.

[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/|Hotrodford_88's Webpage]

Feb 24, 2001 | 03:46 PM

loudfords

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My truck doesn't even have the wiring for the check engine light. THAT's what I'm trying to determine if anyone else's trucks are missing.

1979 F150 Custom: 75 351W, Edelbrock & Holley
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
Chevy 454: waiting for a truck (Mazda?Nissan?)

Feb 24, 2001 | 04:30 PM

fatforty

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Hi, that should be printed circuit board twist the blub holder out of one that is there and put it in the check engine hole and see what happens. John

Feb 24, 2001 | 10:34 PM

loudfords

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Thanks for the tip. I will try swapping bulbs in the next couple of days.

1979 F150 Custom: 75 351W, Edelbrock & Holley
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
Chevy 454: waiting for a truck (Mazda?Nissan?)

Feb 24, 2001 | 10:45 PM

fatforty

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Hi, when you do I'm sure that the light will come on then you will be chasing computer codes. Bgodkin can tell you how to get your codes without a scanner then you just have to look them up. John

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Feb 24, 2001 | 10:51 PM

hotrodford_88

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All the trucks were wired for the check engine light, just like they were all factory wired for a tach. Which Ford dealership parts people, and service people will tell you cannot be added. But it can be added, the wires are already in the wiring harness, all you have to do is drop in a tach cluster, and away you go.

1988 F-150, SWB, 5.0 EFI (formerly 4.9 EFI), M5OD 5 speed, 3.08 gears, Summit shorty truck headers, Custom built Flowmaster exhaust system. Force 4 LP6000 lightbar, Federal signal PA-300 100 watt siren, Icom IC-V100 50 watt mobile radio.
=======================================
1965 F-100 (just purchased 1/18/01), SWB, 390, C-6 auto. Dual exhaust, Not much else to do to it.

Can see both below.

[link:www.geocities.com/hotrodford_88/|Hotrodford_88's Webpage]

Feb 24, 2001 | 11:02 PM

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fatforty

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Hi, the directions were in another post somewhere and he is working on a tech page for it but I'm sure he will tell you so you don't have to wait. John