Re: Check Engine Light = Engine Too Cold For Too Long

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Aight, will take your word for it. Anybody ever had one? If so, what was the
issue?

Latr,

Shane

Ronald Wong wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Shane Moseley
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 5:28 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Check Engine Light = Engine Too Cold For Too Long
>
> I don't recall that particular code in the slightly earlier models but if
> the
> engine is indeed as warm/hot as you all say - then it can only be the O2
> sensor (or PCM itself) as thats the only thing that I can think of that
> requires a certain temperature (/voltage) within a certain time period. On
> the early OBD2 JTEC computers, the onset of closed-loop would be when the O2
> sensor crossed 0.45V for the first time <regardless of engine coolant
> temp!>. In case it didn't cross at least once within X seconds - an O2 code
> was thrown.
>
> Maybe the later generation PCMs are different. Anybody know?
>
> Latr,
>
> Shane
>
> "Steven T. Ekstrand" wrote:
>
> > I forget the exact code (1479???), but it stood for [paraphrased] "Engine
> > Cold for too long at start-up".
> >
> > That was the only trouble code.
> >
> > You can read the code on the dash after you turn the key on and off a
> > couple of times (3?).
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