More on 'check engine' light

[Gregory OConnor]

The codes you got all mean something. The combination of codes and
your diary of symptoms will be great help to a trained DD tech. Many
codes are a result of the shutdown and a good tech will know the
story. We can offer 50 suggestions for you to try and poking around
you may accidently fix the problem. I fear a repair by accident
because I never know if it is truly fixed. You may be able to
schedule an apointment to have a diagnosis done at a shop while you
wait or call a Mobile tech.

I use mobile mechanics to do work on my equipment for several
reasons. I can stand over them ;answer questions, ;make decisions on
repairs ;run parts ;assist the pro and learn,. A service call is
$60.00 + for travel which is about the same cost of fuel and time
moving the bus in and back and being picked up and dropped off. My
repair does not get sidelined for someone 'more important' or 'better
looking'. (not that that could happen) You may have noticed bigRig
trucks being worked on by pickuptruck driving mechanics, in or around
the parking lots of Nappa parts stores. Many mobile mechanics will
revisit you to do the repair near the parts store to save time and
your money.


Agronomist? I asked because we grow and collect seeds for native
erosion control, revegetation. We have a staining and pregermination
process that is 'state of the art'

GregoryO'Connor
ScotsLandscape
94pt
RomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Steve & Kathy Enfinger"
wrote:
>
> Thanks for your suggestions. When the problem started I suspected
fuel
> quality problems ... been holdin' out for lower diesel price for
way
> too long. Fuel drained from Racor revealed chunks of algae ...
changed
> both filters, put in Bio-cide, & $614 of diesel. Still get the
> intermittent 'check engine' light on constantly which causes tach
to be
> inoperative & speed to be resticted to 37 mph. Next time I switch
it on
> the light will function properly & everything works normal.
>
> When the light works correctly & I read the DDEC II codes with
> the 'test engine' switch I get 16, 31, 32, 43, 44, 64, 66, 68, &
85.
> You'd think it was near death ... Cranks up & comes 75 miles
without
> missing a stroke. Next morning all fluids are OK, cranks up & comes
100
> miles to home without any problems. Switch it off & back on
& 'check
> engine' light stays on.
>
> The pattern when giving problems is: Initial turning on ignition -
> 'stop engine' light does NOT come on momentarily but 'check
engine'
> light stays on constantly. Tach doesn't work & speed limited to 37
mph.
>
> re: the question about me being an agronomist ... if I had $$$ I'd
hire
> someone to fix the problem instead of trying to steal ideas from
> you "master mechanics". naaaaa ... I'm in the seed cleaning &
> distribution business. A "tinkerer" also ...
>
> Steve & Kathy Enfinger
> Newton, GA
> '91PT40 WBSA
>