Nope you dont need anything special. You use the key on-off on-off back on
and it will flash at you. You had mentioned you had the Haynes manual I do
to and it gives you a list of the codes and how to pull them in the Emission
Controls section. I think it is section 8 just look for the two page chart
in the Emission section. The Check engine light only says on for certain
things (alot of things for California) the book also tells you which codes
will make your check engine light stay on. Hope you get everything figured
out. It was a major pain in the a$$ when mine wouldnt start sometime
hopefully it will be as simple as mine. Also I think the auto shutdown
relay I mentioned in the previous post controls the voltage to the coil so
if it doesnt trip then you voltage to the coil and now spark but alot of
frustration.
Tony Sarro
tonyms@acadiacom.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Fox <dtfox@earthlink.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Starting problems
>Tony Sarro wrote:
>>
>> On my 91 the damn thing would turn over forever but wouldn't start.
Trying
>> pulling the codes on the thing and see if you get a 42 i think it was.
>
>Would pulling the codes do any good when the check engine light isn't
>coming
>on? I don't have much experience with codes, but I thought that the
>engine
>light was the signal to check the codes. Can I do this with a digital
>multi-
>meter or do I need a code scanner?
>
>> This is for a Auto shut down relay. I too didnt have any voltage at the
>> coil. So i changed out the coil and all the plug wires and it started
right
>> up. But the next morning nothing. It turned out to be a bad relay...the
>> auto shut down relay it wasnt throwing over everytime. To try it out
real
>> quick your starter relay and Ac clutch relay should be the same mine
were.
>> i swaped over the ac clutch relay to the auto shutdown relay and it
started
>> fine. So i since bought the relay from my friendly local dodge dealer
for
>> 21 bucks and have never had any problem with it at all. Tell us if that
>> works.
>> Tony Sarro
>> tonyms@acadiacom.net
>
>I'll give it a try the next time it happens and let you know. Thanks,
>
>Dan
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