lickmyburger89
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looked up the prom. its for an 88 AKAT 1192
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I use an ancient Snap-On MTG2500. Similar to the MT2500. They're dirt-cheap on eBay, and getting them with software and cables old enough to scan pre-'99 domestic vehicles is pretty easy.
Mine's getting a little flaky, though. I may be looking for a newer scan tool in the next year or so.
Just a word of advice when it comes to these trucks. Over the years I have run across some of them doing very whacky things electronically. Even had a friend throw an ECM in his truck at the advice of an independent shop. Most of the time I would find a dirty or broken ground connection on the top of the intake manifold by the thermostat or on the back of the head. Make sure the ECM has the proper grounds getting to it before condemning it.
What does that mean?when i turned the key on, the scan tool died out.
I made sure of the grounds before even considering. They're clean and i checked for shorts everywhere in between. my auto instructor always said to rule out everything before condemning any computer. i'm sure once i finally get something to view live data i'll be able to determine whether or not it's an ecm issue or something else. my biggest concern was whether i looked something over or not. i know something is telling the ecm to cut off the fuel when everything is plugged in. while running i can see the fuel cut off right before it dies plugging the map in.