"TeGGer®" <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote in message news:<Xns95AAD12E551FEteggeratistop@207.14.113.17> ...
> mcinadr@nycap.rr.com (Matt) sprach im
> news:4aa92da6.0411231606.e4b2634@posting.google.co m:
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> > Under 50,000 miles and the MIL or CEL ( Check Engine Light ) for
> > Emissions - stays on
> >
> > VIN 1HGEJ8242XL 031679 Is not on the Recall list for Bulletin TSB
> > 04-011 ( Feb 04 Throttle Body Air Screw Adjustment)
> > according to Mohawk Honda ( dealer who sold us this car )
> >
> > How can two wires be jumpered and then how can the flashing CEL
> > indicate the exact Computer Codes ?
>
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> That's an old-style error code reading method. Your car has ODB-II, which
> means the codes cannot be read with the "flashing light" method.
>
> You need an ODB-II scanner tool to read the codes. Any decent garage should
> have one. Some places will even scan for codes for free.
>
> It is decidedly UNwise to go shorting wires together without understanding
> what it is you're doing. That's a good way to blow a fuse, or worse.
You can extract the code from ODB-II ('96 and newer Civic) with the
onboard MIL. But you would also need the factory manual to interpret
the code. Even then it would only point to which system or subsystem.