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Old Mar 11, 2019 | 04:41 PM
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Which should I get? And does anyone have a reliable vendor on eBay I can purchase from??? Thanks in advance

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What're you trying to accomplish?

I got a knockoff tech2 that mostly works properly.

You may be close enough to Abel that I'd just tell you to go there instead
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Originally Posted by gimp
What're you trying to accomplish?

I got a knockoff tech2 that mostly works properly.

You may be close enough to Abel that I'd just tell you to go there instead
i am in Sacramento and need it for a myriad of electrical issues. Bought refurb EBCM. Didn’t fix my problems. Bought new ignition I’ve yet to install. Already did bill curlee’s ignition fix to no avail. Now I’m told I need to get the proper scanner to find out exactly what’s going on. Oh yea, I also have something killing my battery. All grounds under hood cleaned too
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Yeah you're gonna want to get access to one. Can you find anyone in Sacramento willing to lend it to you or hang out for a couple hours while you use it? I've lent mine out (san jose) to a few people for weeks at a time.
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Yeah you're gonna want to get access to one. Can you find anyone in Sacramento willing to lend it to you or hang out for a couple hours while you use it? I've lent mine out (san jose) to a few people for weeks at a time.
should I get a toughbook as well? I really want to get this thing fixed. Car runs great but can’t keep pulling battery cable everywhere I go and don’t want to keep just throwing parts at it blindly
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Never tried that approach. Don't know, sorry.
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Just an idea, but did you have the Battery tested? If the Battery isn't good I know it can cause a lot of Electrical gremlins.
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Originally Posted by waupachino
Just an idea, but did you have the Battery tested? If the Battery isn't good I know it can cause a lot of Electrical gremlins.
got a brand new red top for it. Same thing... stressing me out. Lol 😝
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How, specifically, would those tools help troubleshoot this particular problem? I'm genuinely curious.

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Finally got my knockoff tech 2! Had to file a complaint with PayPal, but as soon as I did it magically got shipped and was to my door in two days. Go figure..... I got it from a site called Autonumen.com and I would NOT recommend them as I believe they tried to keep my money and not send the scanner. Anyway, I will get familiar with it and report back my findings this weekend!
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