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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Okay, guys, I said I'd follow up, so here goes. It's been a week, I have logged about a dozen hours of drive time, both city and highway miles, and not even a flicker of the "Check Engine" light, so I guess I got it fixed. Thanks so much to everybody who helped! Cheers, Buccaneer Bob
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Hi Guys, Momma gave me the go ahead to replace the oxygen sensor yesterday, so I went to Autozone, and they showed two different models, one with a 12" lead and one with an 18" lead. I was getting the P0132 code (High voltage in H02S11 (Heated oxygen sensor - bank 1 sensor 1)), and bank 1...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Okay, I got busy before it got dark, replaced the ignition cables, went for a test drive, and my "Check Engine" light came on after 10 minutes. But rather than getting discouraged, I went to Autozone to see what kind of code I was getting, and I no longer have P0300 "Random Misfires". Now I am...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Okay, I finally caught a break in the weather today. The ignition coil tested pretty well. The primary read 1.3 ohms, a smidgen over 1.2 ohms, but I'm thinking it's really not that far off. But the ignition cables were waaayyy off. The first cable I checked read either 7,000 ohms or 31,000...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Hi David H, Thanks so much for the followups, and sorry I haven't been able to follow up on my end. Between work and rain, I just haven't been able to catch a break. My current list of things to do is: * Test ignition coil with multimeter - primary resistance of .95-1.2 ohms and secondary...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Thanks for the info, Yeret. As near as I can tell, my truck really isn't burning much oil right now. Back about 10 years ago it was, but I'm really not seeing any blue smoke right now. I've got a crazy theory that the oil might have baked into the spaces in the plenum gasket and sealed them...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Thanks so much for the input, David H. Yeah, the spark plug cables could certainly be causing trouble. We sortof tested them with a timing light, but that doesn't tell us about the cable-to-plug connection or how strong the spark is. And that plenum deal is definitely on the horizon. So...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    You know, there for a few years, I was getting a bit of blue smoke if I spent more than 10 minutes idling. But oddly enough, I haven't seen even a smidgen of blue smoke in about five years. However, it might well be that this is what clogged my last catalytic converter, and I haven't had...
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    I've Got Those Check Engine Light Blues

    Hi Guys, Pardon the long story, but I'm not sure what all is relevant, so here goes. I've got a 98 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2/318 2WD with 241,*** miles on it. About six weeks ago, my truck started running really sluggish, and at first I suspected the transmission. (It was taking a dump whenever I...
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