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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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Default HELP BLINKING Check engine Light..

anyone kno what this is for??
my distributor clicks realy bad, i kno its going out but that shouldn't cause my light to blink...havn't check ECU for codes yet..will let you all kno if their is one.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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A blinking CEL (check engine light) indicates that there is a fault severe enough to potentially cause engine damage.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by disastar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A blinking CEL (check engine light) indicates that there is a fault severe enough to potentially cause engine damage. </TD></TR></TABLE>AKA, drive it kindly.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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ok so yea here is a lttle more information

i wrecked the car in the front..i replaced the radiator, and everytthing that got messed up..and well i used my Ac Condensor fan as a Cooling fan...but its not working...i kno this beeucase i drove the car from my buddies shop where i fixed everything it was like 1 mile and the car started smelling weird..i wasn't like burning oil..and the car isn't smokeing..my oil temp was fine and everything i really don't kno..i kno is that the car rumbles..as if you have the firing order wrong on it...and the distributor clicks really bad...so im guessing...start with the distributor?? and maybe buying a actual cooling fan??

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 04:46 AM
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yeah, I would start there.

also, take the car up to an autozone or somewhere and get the code(s) pulled. The CEL comes on for a reason.
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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yeah post up what CEL codes you have and we can see what the ecu is throwing, unless you have alldata or another diagnostic program on a computer you can use. because i know around here in OKC it like 50$ just to have it checked and that blows
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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$50 to pull code(s)? Just go to AutoZone, they do it for free.
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