RE: My Dakota has an unwanted dashboard light

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Dec 06 2011 - 13:08:34 EST


The key sequence does not work on my '99. Oreily shoud be able to hook you up,though.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 06:20 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Subject: Re: DML: My Dakota has an unwanted dashboard light

after you get the codes, have pen & paper ready if there might be more than one code, & go look up Chrysler codes on internet

>From John's iPhone

On Dec 6, 2011, at 12:48 AM, David Gersic <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote:

>
> On Monday 05 December 2011 23:33:35 you wrote:
>> My 1999 Dakota, 5.2 (318) Magnum, 5 speed has lit the "Check Engine" Light.
>> I thought that I remembered once that some of the older models could be
>> "read" by turning the key on and off with a certain sequence, then count
>> the flashes, but I don't remember quite what the sequence is.
>
> I don't know about your '99, but on my '01, you can pull the codes by turning
> the key to on / off three times without starting. The codes are displayed on
> the odometer readout.
>
>
>> I have
>> visited my local O'Rielly's, but did not locate any plug in for diagnosis
>> under the dash. I did see a small rectangular bracket to the driver's
>> left, next to the steering column, but there was no electrical connection
>> in it.
>
> That sounds like the right location for an OBD connector. I seem to recall
> mine being on the right of the steering column, but it's been a while since I
> looked at it.
>



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