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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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code reader kill switch?

so i hooked up my cheapie orange autozone scanner up to my truck while it was running, and when it retrieved the codes, it killed the truck. started back up just fine, didnt have any codes either. just wondering if this is normal<!-- GAL -->
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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mine did that the other day to??????.........
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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My Auto-xray does it too. Scared the crap out of me the first time, thought I had fried the PCM
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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me two. i about crapped a tree in the cab. so im assuming this isnt something to worry about?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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idk i hope not.....
 
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