did not work with my 1999 built 1 / 1999 even with the chicken foot hanging from the mirror i tried around 5 diffrent key thingys and only got a gauge test.

 

yea, they are both wrong . It simply does not work and I have no idea why. I too had a 98 , and plenty of DF'rs with early 99's report that the key trick does not work.

 

Just make sure it's at least every 3000 miles. LOL

 

I try for at least once every 86,400 seconds. We're a little bit behind, though, and trying like hell to get caught up.

 

LOL, good luck with that. You said "behind".

 

Well got my code reader yesterday and its great, still trying to figure it out. but i came up with a P-0443 i know what it is but no idea where to start trouble shooting it. some sort of valve but the book says more than likley its a sensor problem.as ive said a million times its always the friggin sensor not the part its reading hence money waisted.)(*&%^$^%$^#%$%*. so to the service manual i go

 

In my experience, it's usually not a sensor fault. Often, it's that the EVAP canister has flung a load of carbon into the line and fouled the purge valve. Could be your gas cap is leaky. Could be a blown fuse.

Could be time to start troubleshooting methodically, too.

 

well today buger is running weard,it wouldnt stay started at idle, then after awhile it ran fine,later in the day i was checking the idle and it acted like it wasnted to stall out but never did,after 2 times it cleared up. but the p-0443 code is still there but not sure it has anything to do with it. to me it acts like something is dragging the motor down such as the ac comp didnt get shut off correct. not sure how to explane it.

 

That's a code for the EVAP system, which essentially takes the fuel vapors from your fuel tank, and at the right operating conditions, introduces those vapors into the intake manifold to be burned in the engine. Most of the time a visual inspection of the system will reveal the problem. Do you hear a popping sound in the engine area when the engine is fully warmed up and idling?

 

tech i think i hear a sort of popping, but im also hearing something new like a bleed down of air.tomorrow after going for a job interview im going to start checking all the vacum lines i swear it sounds like air excaping then goes away slowly. i might try a old trick from the ol days mix a sprayer with dish soap and water then spray it on the lines/connections of vacums lines where you see bubbles you have a leak.