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Old April 21st, 2009, 11:48 PM   #1
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check engine light on but not pulling any codes


So when my car gets to normal temp the check engine light comes on but my code reader won't pull any codes. The code reader will work with my year car (89) and dose work because ive used it to pull codes from my brothers 88 mustang. Not sure if would make a difference but my smog pump is unhooked and so is the black box (cant remember what its called) on the passenger side in the front of the engine bay that returns fuel vapors to the gas tank. Any ideas?
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Old April 22nd, 2009, 09:49 AM   #2
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the light in my car has been on so long I don't think it would run right if it went out. lol
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Possibly a bad computer.
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Old April 22nd, 2009, 10:07 AM   #4
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It's could be from taking the canister off. That was the deal with mine.
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Old April 25th, 2009, 11:26 PM   #5
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bad cpu, try swapping with a known good cpu
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Old April 25th, 2009, 11:40 PM   #6
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Wouldn't the vapor canister cause a check engine light?
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