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Old May 25, 2004 | 03:34 AM
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From: phoenix
Car: '86 Camaro
Engine: 2.8 MPFI
Transmission: T-5
Bye-bye paper clip

Finaly got tiered of getting SES codes and having to dig through the glove box when I got home at night for a stupid paper clip to see what the code was. I figured why cant I put a little toggle switch under there that does the same thing! It was easy. just spliced some wires from the A and B wires in the back of the diagnostic port, ran it to a toggle switch I mounted, and presto! I almost look forward to it throwing a code again. Not realy...but it will happen sooner or later. Also, I recomed putting a red light bulb in the dash for the SES light. Driving home at night with that bright obnoxious orange light started to irritate me.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 03:47 AM
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Car: '99 Trans Am, '86 Camaro
Engine: LS1, Scrap
Transmission: T56, T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Stock ZT, 3.42 Open
Pretty decent idea.. just don't accidentally turn it on while you're driving.. (I assume this switch is in a place your knee won't accidentally hit it)

As far as the bulb, that's an even better idea. I drove around with a piece of electrical tape covering my SES light for months while she was busy with her code 32 BS...
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Old May 25, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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Ya I did the same thing when I had my code coming on, also good for when you want to cool the motor when parked ( fan comes on ) I hated using the clip time after time, it became a PITA just to see a code that would mean more work later...
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