[AT] OT- Late model chevy truck question

[charlie hill]

Autozone  will do them as Dean said and so will Advance Auto.
You just have to ask them.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT- Late model chevy truck question


> Thats interesting Dean.. I had never heard any mention of free error code
> checks here. The local repair shop where I inquired has the analyzer and
> thecapability to "make the light go out" but the cost I thought was a bit
> ridiculous. I realize that they have to pay big money for those diagnostic
> machines but it seems a bit much.
> My brother has a similar occurence on a Chev Lumina once in a while and it
> was he that told me about the fuel breather clean up. Thats what works for
> him.
> I don't think we have autozone here in Sask. Might be an equivalent under 
> a
> different name though.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dean VP <deanvp at att.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] OT- Late model chevy truck question
>
>
>> Ralph:
>>
>> I learned from others on this list that there is a way to get the error
>> codes checked - FREE. I checked with my local Ford dealer and a couple
>> repair shops and it was something like $60 or $90 to just check what 
>> error
>> code was showing up. That I thought was excessive. Because we can buy a
>> checker ourselves that we can use for less money then that. Then someone
> on
>> the list informed me that the AutoZone parts stores will check the error
>> codes free of charge. Sure enough, they do and did. I made sure I bought
> the
>> parts I needed there. That is what it is all about. You may not have an
>> AutoZone where you live but I think it would be entirely possible that 
>> one
>> of your local parts stores might offer the same service.
>>
>> Another trick to get rid of the idiot light, check engine light, is to
>> remove one of the leads to the vehicle battery. That seems to reset
>> everything and the same situation has to occur again for the engine light
> to
>> come back on. Well, I don't know about Chevy's. It works that way on my
> two
>> Fords.
>>
>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
>> storeroom door
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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