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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> Check engine light... /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1357926230 Message started by Serowbot on 01/11/13 at 09:43:49 |
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Title: Check engine light... Post by Serowbot on 01/11/13 at 09:43:49 E-mail, from my buddy George,... :-?... Quote:
The internet is so helpful... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by Blinky on 01/11/13 at 11:00:13 I know what you mean Serowbot, Anybody that has ever committed arson knows that one gallon of gas would have been more than enough fuel to accomplish the deed. Two gallons is just a waste of money. Plus, if the fuel is poured all over the vehicle, it would be easily detected and a case for arson could be made. Instead, the fuel should have just been poured over the carb or throttle body and then ignited. This would cause enough damage to total the vehicle and the cause would be assigned to a leaking fuel supply line. I don't know why these amateurs insist on offering advice when they are not qualified arsonists. The nerve! No one on this forum ever offers advice when they are not qualified! Right, guys? Yup,.. that's the problem... -Serow...http://smileyicons.net/smilies/529.gif |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by bill67 on 01/11/13 at 11:58:44 We had a Honda generator almost 20 years ago,If it got low on oil the motor would stop till you put more oil in it,If they could do that on a $400 generator all cars and motorcycles should have that. |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by Cavi Mike on 01/11/13 at 12:13:18 I gave him a thumbs-up hahahaa |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/11/13 at 13:36:20 666D68683233040 wrote:
cost of the cure is more than the disease,. check yer oil,.,seriously, you see a lotta cars melted down cuz they were driven low on oil? Have you Ever ruined an engine by running it low on oil? Ive seen industrial engines with Murphy switches on them & it makes sense there, because the people running the engines didnt OWN the engines & wouldnt have to pay if the engine got ruined. Its not always someone elses job to make sure we dont screw ourselves. If the people thot so much of that idea, Ill bet a market survey or 2 would have reflected that & some manufacturer would have been the First to bring that to the showroom floor., |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by bill67 on 01/11/13 at 13:49:07 Maybe the engine light comes on if their low on oil,I don't know I haven't had a car or truck that burns oil in the last 30-40 years,Normally change oil ever 7000 or so miles. |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by verslagen1 on 01/11/13 at 14:26:51 Need an idiot light? get yerself a honda oil pressure sensor and a tank light and plug it into the spare spot on the savage. might come on at idle, don't know what the pressure settings are, but should not be on at cruise. |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by Charon on 01/11/13 at 19:32:16 The vehicles I have owned light an oil pressure light when the oil pressure - not the oil level - is low. Far as I know, that does not trigger the Check Engine light. Engines operated unattended, such as generators and irrigation engines, often have several engine shutdown switches including low oil level and low oil pressure, coolant level and temperatures, overspeed, and no doubt others. |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by Serowbot on 01/11/13 at 23:50:43 456E67746968060 wrote:
I very often ride with my engine,.. unattended... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by Steve H on 01/12/13 at 06:25:06 Check engine light is almost always related to emissions junk. There are lights or gauges for everything important. Lots of shops around here will read the codes for free. Might see if you can find one that will read them for you so you'll know for sure what's happening. |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by PerrydaSavage on 01/13/13 at 03:20:43 my experiences with the check engine light have been mostly related to the the fuel vapor system ... either a gas cap that no longer seals properly or a blocked fuel tank vent tube. As for burning a vehicle ... well a police officer friend of mine sez that if you dump several large bags of potato chips around the interior, they'll burn easily ... and HOT ... and leave no tell-tale evidence ... |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by triumphleroy on 01/13/13 at 17:33:43 Large number of Check Engine Lights occur after filling up and topping off tank (or overfilling) puts fuel into the fuel vapor system and stops up the charcoal canister? My old Nissan Pick up and my 2003 Dodge Ram truck do it anytime I try to top them off. Just check the code reset and drive on. |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by WD on 01/13/13 at 20:48:13 My 77 F-100 with a 302 had a low oil level cut off switch, so do both my 2.3L Rangers, Lisa's 95 Subaru, the fossil's 2006 Vibe, the 85 C10 with a 4.3L V6... The circa 1968 413-3 big block Dodge industrial spec V8 in the motor home... When was the last time low oil caused an engine fire... beats me. They usually just seize up or grenade. Oil leak induced fires on the other hand... dozens. Sprint cars and big rigs mostly. 2 gallons to make a Vitara disappear? Should only take a pint or so... plastic lines... ;) |
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Title: Re: Check engine light... Post by Paraquat on 01/14/13 at 06:10:20 He says 2 gallons because those are 2009 gas prices. --Steve |
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