But then you have to reset your radio clock and pre sets. I jump
through hoops not to have to that.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

BillyRay wrote:
>
> Or you can disconnect the battery which will clear the error codes.

 

Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....

Thanks for your help here folks.
Tomes

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
Black
> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
> > times,
> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
> >> > hood,
> >> not
> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
in
> >> the
> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the
> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
own.
> > It
> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when
> > the
> >> code came up.
> >>
> >
> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up
> > to
> > maybe 10 now....
> > Thanks.
> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
> >
>
> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I
> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a
> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
allow
> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
idea
> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
but
> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
hundreds
> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>
>
>
>
>

 

Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....

Thanks for your help here folks.
Tomes

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
Black
> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
> > times,
> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
> >> > hood,
> >> not
> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
in
> >> the
> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the
> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
own.
> > It
> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when
> > the
> >> code came up.
> >>
> >
> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up
> > to
> > maybe 10 now....
> > Thanks.
> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
> >
>
> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I
> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a
> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
allow
> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
idea
> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
but
> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
hundreds
> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>
>
>
>
>

 

Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....

Thanks for your help here folks.
Tomes

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
Black
> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
> > times,
> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
> >> > hood,
> >> not
> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
in
> >> the
> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the
> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
own.
> > It
> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when
> > the
> >> code came up.
> >>
> >
> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up
> > to
> > maybe 10 now....
> > Thanks.
> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
> >
>
> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I
> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a
> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
allow
> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
idea
> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
but
> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
hundreds
> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>
>
>
>
>

 

Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20 restarts
or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....

Thanks for your help here folks.
Tomes

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
Black
> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
> > times,
> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
> >> > hood,
> >> not
> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
in
> >> the
> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think the
> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
own.
> > It
> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured when
> > the
> >> code came up.
> >>
> >
> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm up
> > to
> > maybe 10 now....
> > Thanks.
> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
> >
>
> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code. I
> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press a
> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
allow
> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
idea
> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
but
> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
hundreds
> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>
>
>
>
>

 

Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.




"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20
> restarts
> or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
> old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....
>
> Thanks for your help here folks.
> Tomes
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
>> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
>> >>
>> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
>> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
> Black
>> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
>> > times,
>> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
>> >> > hood,
>> >> not
>> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
> in
>> >> the
>> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think
>> >> the
>> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
> own.
>> > It
>> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured
>> >> when
>> > the
>> >> code came up.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm
>> > up
>> > to
>> > maybe 10 now....
>> > Thanks.
>> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
>> >
>>
>> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code.
>> I
>> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
>> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
>> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press
>> a
>> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
> allow
>> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
> idea
>> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
> but
>> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
>> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
> hundreds
>> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
>> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.




"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20
> restarts
> or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
> old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....
>
> Thanks for your help here folks.
> Tomes
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
>> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
>> >>
>> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
>> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
> Black
>> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
>> > times,
>> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
>> >> > hood,
>> >> not
>> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
> in
>> >> the
>> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think
>> >> the
>> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
> own.
>> > It
>> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured
>> >> when
>> > the
>> >> code came up.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm
>> > up
>> > to
>> > maybe 10 now....
>> > Thanks.
>> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
>> >
>>
>> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code.
>> I
>> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
>> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
>> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press
>> a
>> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
> allow
>> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
> idea
>> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
> but
>> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
>> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
> hundreds
>> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
>> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.




"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20
> restarts
> or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
> old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....
>
> Thanks for your help here folks.
> Tomes
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
>> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
>> >>
>> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
>> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
> Black
>> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
>> > times,
>> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
>> >> > hood,
>> >> not
>> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
> in
>> >> the
>> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think
>> >> the
>> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
> own.
>> > It
>> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured
>> >> when
>> > the
>> >> code came up.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm
>> > up
>> > to
>> > maybe 10 now....
>> > Thanks.
>> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
>> >
>>
>> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code.
>> I
>> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
>> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
>> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press
>> a
>> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
> allow
>> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
> idea
>> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
> but
>> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
>> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
> hundreds
>> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
>> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.




"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20
> restarts
> or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is the
> old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....
>
> Thanks for your help here folks.
> Tomes
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
>> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
>> >>
>> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
>> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
> Black
>> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a few
>> > times,
>> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
>> >> > hood,
>> >> not
>> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the ordinary
> in
>> >> the
>> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think
>> >> the
>> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
> own.
>> > It
>> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured
>> >> when
>> > the
>> >> code came up.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm
>> > up
>> > to
>> > maybe 10 now....
>> > Thanks.
>> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
>> >
>>
>> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the code.
>> I
>> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
>> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
>> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and press
>> a
>> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
> allow
>> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
> idea
>> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
> but
>> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
>> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
> hundreds
>> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets youir
>> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

..... and I love it when it actually happens.

"J Strickland" <spam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:5d6dnSPw1dFcOEvfRVn-oQ@ez2.net...
> Just proves that if you ignore a problem long enough, it'll go away.
>
> > "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:EShBe.9934$aY6.5005@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > Well the check engine light went away all by itself after maybe 20
> > restarts
> > or so, not counting the on-off-on-off-on sequences to check. This is
the
> > old Tomes way of fixing things - wait a while and it goes away.....
> >
> > Thanks for your help here folks.
> > Tomes
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:2u-dnUfSjrPijEnfRVn-jA@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:2hFAe.21431$eM6.9449@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> >> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:Cu6dnSi8IvSdLU_fRVn-vQ@ez2.net...
> >> >>
> >> >> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> >> news:zOkAe.8121$aY6.5232@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> >> >> > OK, so it has been a couple of days now [all dried out - went to
> > Black
> >> >> > Potatoe folk music festival today] put the gas cap on and off a
few
> >> > times,
> >> >> > still get the code. I looked around in a cursory manner under the
> >> >> > hood,
> >> >> not
> >> >> > really knowing what to look for, and see nothing out of the
ordinary
> > in
> >> >> the
> >> >> > way of vacuum lines that I find in there.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> You have to physically reset the code, or wait for several (I think
> >> >> the
> >> >> number is in the range of ~40) start-cycles for it to go out on it's
> > own.
> >> > It
> >> >> will not have gone out by now, even if the gas cap was not secured
> >> >> when
> >> > the
> >> >> code came up.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Well I guess that is where I am then, off to the land of the 40. I'm
> >> > up
> >> > to
> >> > maybe 10 now....
> >> > Thanks.
> >> > I suppose physically setting the code is something I am not to do?
> >> >
> >>
> >> That is a false assumption. There is no reason you can't reset the
code.
> >> I
> >> am not sure, but I think you can do it by unplugging the battery for
> >> something like 5 minutes. <I'm sure somebody will tell us the actual
> >> duration.> Or, you can get your hands on the code reader tool, and
press
> >> a
> >> button. In California, AutoZone stores, and others I would guess, will
> > allow
> >> you to use a code reader tool that they keep on hand for customers. The
> > idea
> >> is that a customer will come in with the Check light on, or recently on
> > but
> >> now off, and they can use the code reader to get the code(s) and reset
> >> it(them), then come in and buy a shopping cart full of parts worth
> > hundreds
> >> of dollars, or one part worth about $20. Either way, the store gets
youir
> >> car parts dollars if they let you use the code reader.
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