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Old Apr 12, 2001 | 04:36 PM
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Code 42 fiasco

Long story short.....I have been getting a code 42 intermittently for a few days now. At first I thought it was the wiring. It was looking pretty shabby so I went ahead and replaced the EST bypass wire (brown w/black) and the EST ground (black w/ red). The code only shows up in the morning after it has been cold at night. Once the car warms up it will go away provided that the motor is killed and then restarted. I am thinking about replacing the other 2 wires (White and blue???(I think)) on the 4 pin connector at the distributor. When the code does no show up I am getting 4.5 volts at the EST bypass wire with the engine running. I thought it was supposed to be 4.75, is this close enough?? When the code is there there is no voltage at the EST bypass wire. I am positive it is not a bad ECM. I have a spare and have already confirmed that the ECM is good. Main question: Could this be a bad ignition module? Wouldn't it be acting up all the time instead of acting up only when it has been cold??? Any ideas are appreciated.

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