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Yet another check engine light ?? (1/11)
 9/11/10 10:02pm
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Okay so I'm nuts? but it's not my fault it's the Corvette's! I just traded in my black 82 to the same guy I bought it from and purchased the 2 tone 82! Anyway, the questions is the check engine light comes on stays on for awhile and turns off for awhile and then on again. This car only has 4800 miles on her and she was sitting for awhile. Any ideas on what might be going on or where to start?Question 2tone82vette2010-09-12 05:34:23

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Yet another check engine light ?? (2/11)
 9/11/10 11:05pm
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You need to get the trouble codes that will tell you whats wrong. Find someone with a scanner to read what trouble codes there are.
Why did you get rid of the black one?
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Yet another check engine light ?? (3/11)
 9/11/10 11:10pm
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Sitting for awhile, electrical connections rust a little.  If this 82 has ECM, check that 1st.  Read the codes.  Solve Problem.

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Yet another check engine light ?? (4/11)
 9/12/10 8:37am
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Thanks Gents! I know a guy I can take it to, don't want to drive it to much with that on.
Good question Dave! It wasn't that I wanted to get rid of the black one or that there was anything wrong with it, more like I just wanted the 2 tone and the originality of it (untouched/unmolested)
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Yet another check engine light ?? (5/11)
 9/12/10 9:45am
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Most likely an O2 sensor, or an engine temp sensor issue, but scanning for any codes will help. Also....if the Check Eng light is not on when you scan it, it may not bring up any codes. Early systems did not have the capability to "store" codes, so once the key is turned off, the code will usually disappear, unless it is a "hard" fault that just happens to be happening at the time.

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Yet another check engine light ?? (6/11)
 9/12/10 11:32am
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Thank you Joel! Hopefully it will be on when I drop it off...

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Yet another check engine light ?? (7/11)
 9/12/10 12:19pm
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Joel's right, when I had the light go on it was the O2 sensor the first time, then the next time it was the temp. sensor. Hope everything works out. Good Luck with the car. It's good that you got this one, there isn't enought room in Northwest Jersey for 2 nice black 82's Handshake Hope to see you at the Chatterbox one Saturday night.
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Yet another check engine light ?? (8/11)
 9/12/10 12:28pm
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Hope to see ya too! I always ended up working on the black one on Sat. and never able to make it up there. I heard you have to get there early! You got that right about the 2 nice black Vettes up here, you would be senior to me anyway to length in ownership, not age.Thumbs Up 2tone82vette2010-09-12 09:49:07

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Yet another check engine light ?? (9/11)
 9/12/10 12:30pm
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Or at the Wink BBQ in Howell NJ on Sep 25th 
Yet another check engine light ?? (10/11)
 9/12/10 1:08pm
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Yeah, why don't you come to Paul's BBQ on the 25th. There's 3 of us meeting at my place in Flanders and driving down to Paul's, about 1.25 hour ride from here. You can meet a bunch of us and have a great day!
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Yet another check engine light ?? (11/11)
 9/12/10 2:12pm
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I'll have to check, I think there is car show on the 25th. It does sound like fun! Thanks!

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