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Old May 22, 2023 | 10:25 AM
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In my '82, I can go for a 5-10 mile ride which takes me up and down hills with no problems. Whenever I come to the end of the ride where I'm not really on the gas any more, like pulling back into my driveway or into a parking lot, the CEL comes on. It's back off once I restart the car, or if I leave it running and start going again it goes off. I checked the code using the blink method and got a 12. A bit of googling and I found a post that says code 12 is everything normal. Should I try to clear the code and then see what happens?

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Old May 22, 2023 | 10:54 AM
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12 flashes 3 times before codes flash,3 times for each code
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I forgot about that. I tried again, and it just keeps flashing the 12. I let it go six times. Does code 12 mean anything with those symptoms? Thanks!
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I remember times like that.
hated counting blinks.

book drove me crazy.
try and get the light on paying attention to conditions and repeat.

wild guess,, temp sensor to ecm.
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