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tegger is absolutly right forget the 3 click thing and turn 6 clicks next time but say tegger being he has an obd2 second generation onboard diagnostics computer. im thinking he might wanna try disconnecting battery cables for 5 minutes and put them back just to see if that helps to turn off gas light. now that the gas cap is tight ? i know on the older obd1 computers it would of reset the computer. and check engine light would go out and stay out if the problem was repaired

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johnin <johnin.27jvts@no-mx.carstalk.net> wrote in
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>
> tegger is absolutly right forget the 3 click thing and turn 6 clicks
> next time but say tegger being he has an obd2 second generation
> onboard diagnostics computer. im thinking he might wanna try
> disconnecting battery cables for 5 minutes and put them back just to
> see if that helps to turn off gas light. now that the gas cap is
> tight ? i know on the older obd1 computers it would of reset the
> computer. and check engine light would go out and stay out if the
> problem was repaired.
>
>


Do not unhook the battery if you have an emissions test within the next six
months or so. Doing so will clear all the ECM readiness flags. These can
take a while to "set" again, and depending on your jurisdiction, can make a
difference in whether you pass or not.

Reset the MIL correctly with a scan tool.

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"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
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> Do not unhook the battery if you have an emissions test within the
> next six months or so. Doing so will clear all the ECM readiness
> flags. These can take a while to "set" again, and depending on your
> jurisdiction, can make a difference in whether you pass or not.
>
> Reset the MIL correctly with a scan tool.
>


If the light doesn't eventually go off by itself, that is...

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johnin <johnin.27jvts@no-mx.carstalk.net> wrote in
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>
> tegger is absolutly right forget the 3 click thing and turn 6 clicks
> next time but say tegger being he has an obd2 second generation
> onboard diagnostics computer. im thinking he might wanna try
> disconnecting battery cables for 5 minutes and put them back just to
> see if that helps to turn off gas light. now that the gas cap is
> tight ? i know on the older obd1 computers it would of reset the
> computer.



Honda's proprietary OBD and California's OBD-1 did not monitor gas cap
sealing.

The gas cap thing became an issue in 1996, after sealed evap tanks were
mandated, replacing the old solenoid-controlled vented-to-atmosphere tanks.



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On 9 May 2006 23:23:03 GMT, TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>Do not unhook the battery if you have an emissions test within the next six
>months or so. Doing so will clear all the ECM readiness flags. These can
>take a while to "set" again, and depending on your jurisdiction, can make a
>difference in whether you pass or not.

>Reset the MIL correctly with a scan tool.

What kind of misdesigned piece of shit do you drive that it can't
calibrate itself within a few hundred miles?

Are you the last yugo owner with an experemental fuel injection
model powered by unfinished software?

AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in
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> On 9 May 2006 23:23:03 GMT, TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>>Do not unhook the battery if you have an emissions test within the
>>next six months or so. Doing so will clear all the ECM readiness
>>flags. These can take a while to "set" again, and depending on your
>>jurisdiction, can make a difference in whether you pass or not.
>
>>Reset the MIL correctly with a scan tool.
>
> What kind of misdesigned piece of shit do you drive that it can't
> calibrate itself within a few hundred miles?



You missed my immediate followup that said: "If the light doesn't
eventually go off by itself, that is..."



>
> Are you the last yugo owner with an experemental fuel injection
> model powered by unfinished software?
>



I once had a Zaporozhets with a fuel injection system that consisted of a
bicycle pump and a Windex bottle...



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On 11 May 2006 02:44:58 GMT, TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:


>AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in
>news:slrne654vu.g2b.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:

>> On 9 May 2006 23:23:03 GMT, TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>>>Do not unhook the battery if you have an emissions test within the
>>>next six months or so. Doing so will clear all the ECM readiness
>>>flags. These can take a while to "set" again, and depending on your
>>>jurisdiction, can make a difference in whether you pass or not.
>>
>>>Reset the MIL correctly with a scan tool.
>>
>> What kind of misdesigned piece of shit do you drive that it can't
>> calibrate itself within a few hundred miles?



>You missed my immediate followup that said: "If the light doesn't
>eventually go off by itself, that is..."

No, I was harping on your comment "Do not unhook the battery if you have an
emissions test within the next six months or so."

Substitute three days for the six months and you be closer to the mark.

AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in
news:slrne65evg.kmc.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:

> On 11 May 2006 02:44:58 GMT, TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>
>
>>AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in
>>news:slrne654vu.g2b.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:
>
>>> On 9 May 2006 23:23:03 GMT, TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>>>>Do not unhook the battery if you have an emissions test within the
>>>>next six months or so. Doing so will clear all the ECM readiness
>>>>flags. These can take a while to "set" again, and depending on your
>>>>jurisdiction, can make a difference in whether you pass or not.
>>>
>>>>Reset the MIL correctly with a scan tool.
>>>
>>> What kind of misdesigned piece of shit do you drive that it can't
>>> calibrate itself within a few hundred miles?
>
>
>
>>You missed my immediate followup that said: "If the light doesn't
>>eventually go off by itself, that is..."
>
> No, I was harping on your comment "Do not unhook the battery if you
> have an emissions test within the next six months or so."
>
> Substitute three days for the six months and you be closer to the
> mark.
>
>


Depends on your driving. Some people don't drive enough to set all the
flags quickly. I said six months to allow adequate safety margin. Perhaps
it's longer than necessary for most people.

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"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns97C045163530Btegger@207.14.113.17:

> AZ Nomad <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in
> news:slrne65evg.kmc.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:
>

>>
>> No, I was harping on your comment "Do not unhook the battery if you
>> have an emissions test within the next six months or so."
>>
>> Substitute three days for the six months and you be closer to the
>> mark.
>>
>>
>
>
> Depends on your driving. Some people don't drive enough to set all the
> flags quickly. I said six months to allow adequate safety margin.
> Perhaps it's longer than necessary for most people.
>



That last paragraph is a dodge-and-weave.

I confess. I didn't know how long it actually takes to set all the flags. I
figured six months would be long enough for even granny who drives three
miles once a week to church.

I did know it can take multiple full-warm trips to set them all.

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