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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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check engine light?

yesterday i was unloading my camper and the engine started revving and dropping on its own from about 1200 - 400rpms.

the check engine light came on at this point and after a few seconds of this i shut the truck off.

started back up and drove normally, and has ever since- but the check engine light was coming on every 2nd start or so all afternoon.

last night i disconnected the batteries and pulled the headlight switch to "on" for several hours to reset the computer. drove it 20 miles this morning with no problems. i had never heard of the headlight switch needing to be on to reset computer/codes but i read that somewhere and figured it couldn't hurt.

anyone ever experienced a similar rpm rev/drop CEL issue before?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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no issues or CEL after 40 miles. i hate intermittent problems!

anyone ever seen this issue?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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You should of pulled the code not erase it.

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