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Check engine light on - 12/10/2007 4:09:38 PM    Outcastz89   Posts: 57 Joined: 10/3/2007 Status: offline I have a 89 s10 pickup with a 4.3L and four wheel drive.The other night it died on me on my way home because the battery was just about dead.Before it died on me the check engine light wasn't on.But right after I started it up it was on.I don't know where to start with problems.Does anyone have any idea where I can start or what the problem could be? _____________________________ Trucks,mud,and chrome... Dripping Oil Dripping Gas Everywhere Found On Road Dead Post #: 1

RE: Check engine light on - 12/11/2007 1:12:14 PM    EvansBlue Posts: 2379 Joined: 7/12/2007 From: Princeton, NC, USA Status: offline Its letting you know your aternator is going bad. _____________________________ 2000 Blazer LS 1981 Z28 Camaro 1994 Toyota truck (in reply to Outcastz89) Post #: 2

RE: Check engine light on - 12/11/2007 9:36:37 PM    Outcastz89   Posts: 57 Joined: 10/3/2007 Status: offline I'll put it on the alternator tester to find out for sure.Thing is I just got this truck.The alternator looks about brand new.Could it be because it was low on oil?I think I gotta replace the oil pan gasket. _____________________________ Trucks,mud,and chrome... Dripping Oil Dripping Gas Everywhere Found On Road Dead (in reply to EvansBlue) Post #: 3

RE: Check engine light on - 12/12/2007 6:01:00 AM    EvansBlue Posts: 2379 Joined: 7/12/2007 From: Princeton, NC, USA Status: offline Its possible that it detected a drop in oil pressure and tripped the Check Engine light. _____________________________ 2000 Blazer LS 1981 Z28 Camaro 1994 Toyota truck (in reply to Outcastz89) Post #: 4

RE: Check engine light on - 12/12/2007 10:03:19 PM    Outcastz89   Posts: 57 Joined: 10/3/2007 Status: offline That's exactly what I was thinking. _____________________________ Trucks,mud,and chrome... Dripping Oil Dripping Gas Everywhere Found On Road Dead (in reply to EvansBlue) Post #: 5

RE: Check engine light on - 1/4/2008 8:49:18 AM    quinnman105   Posts: 108 Joined: 1/4/2008 Status: offline I would also still check the alternator. Even tho it may look like it's new it could still be charging the battery 100%. That happened to me _____________________________ 2001 Blazer 4wd 4.3L (in reply to Outcastz89) Post #: 6

RE: Check engine light on - 1/8/2008 4:22:56 PM    northamfishing   Posts: 5 Joined: 9/23/2007 Status: offline No expert here but I had similar problems with my s10 blazer. New o2 sensor and EGR valve fixed that problem. Test the alternator for sure.   _____________________________ Be Different, Catch More Fish! (in reply to quinnman105) Post #: 7

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