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Unhooked battery to clear codes... now wont start

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Old 06-21-2010, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBigRedOne
Mine doesn't do that when I pull the battery cable. When I reconnect the battery, I start it up and it idles just fine.
try pulling battery and then turning headlights on or leaving battery disconnected overnight..
 
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Old 06-21-2010, 12:36 PM
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I found this little tidbit in the service manual:

In the IAC motor system, the PCM will count every step that the motor is moved. This allows the PCM to determine the motor pintle position. If the memory is cleared, the PCM no longer knows the position of the pintle. So at the first key ON, the PCM drives the IAC motor closed, regardless of where it was before. This zeros the counter. From this point the PCM will back out the IAC motor and keep track of its position again.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 12:37 PM
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Yep I just needed to drive it a bit. Luckily it was idling fine before I came to my first stop sign lol. Thanks guys

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Maybe you should fix the issues that cause the codes????? They will come back.
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 04:00 PM
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I did fix it. I repaired my brake line that blew out. I said that in the first sentence of my first post.

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Old 07-03-2010, 01:40 AM
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my truck did that when i had a dead battery. the guy at autozone luckly was a long time dodge guy
 
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Old 07-03-2010, 06:02 AM
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I did fix it. I repaired my brake line that blew out. I said that in the first sentence of my first post.

Rob
After I replaced my lines (i was the other guy to have his rear line go on the same day), my abs and brake light disapeared after I bled the brakes so I didn't have to reset.
 



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