Check engine light +miss

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  1. 84Gt350 Founding Member

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    Hello to the 2.3ers, I bought a 92 for my daughter that had the check engine light on and no tach, I read the forums and replaced the ICM which fixed everything and had the thing running like a top. Yesterday her check engine light came back on and it developed a slight misss, tach working this time, any suggestions? Can I read the codes myself? The car has 118K.

    Thanks,

    Dan
    84Gt350, Apr 25, 2006
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  2. Stinger Founding Member

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    You can buy a code reader for about 20 bux and scan the codes yourself...parts stores have them.
    Stinger, Apr 25, 2006
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    Ok, this car is driving me nuts! I bought a code reader and have no codes, car runs great but I thought I would drive it today before I give it back to my daughter, ran good until pulling up to a stoplight and it quit and wouldn't restart so I pushed it off to the side and hook up the code scanner- no codes!!!! WTF? Turned the key and it ran perfect and has ever since????? Should I try another module?

    Dan
    84Gt350, Apr 26, 2006
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  4. Red_LX Doubt I could be of much help, unless you need por

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    You can't retrieve codes unless the check engine light is on...was it?

    Not sure what else to tell ya...
    Red_LX, Apr 26, 2006
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    No the light never came on when the engine quit. I thought these cars could store codes? I will go read the book that came with the scanner.
    84Gt350, Apr 26, 2006
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  6. Red_LX Doubt I could be of much help, unless you need por

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    Well I'm not sure then...

    I used to have problems with my code scanner giving me nothing sometimes too. So I'm not so sure if it stores codes or not.
    Red_LX, Apr 26, 2006
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