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Old 02-13-2009, 01:59 PM
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Truck wont start

I was under the dash putting in a power wire for my amp and my chip accidently got pulled out of the pcm and now the truck wont start.. tryed disconnecting the batteries and letin it set and reconnecting them and still no start. im running out of ideas anybody have any suggestions?
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:02 PM
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how did it pull out? I can't take mine out without taking the pcm apart.
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:05 PM
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How did it pull out? I can't take mine out without taking the pcm apart.
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it just slides in the back of the pcm
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:15 PM
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were the keys in the ignition when this happened?
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:19 PM
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the chip will pull out really easy with out tape holding it in u dont even have to take it apart to put it back in...
but back to topic have u tried starting with the chip in and out and how long did u take the cables off???
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:25 PM
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were the keys in the ignition when this happened?
yes they were put they were in off position
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:26 PM
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the chip will pull out really easy with out tape holding it in u dont even have to take it apart to put it back in...
but back to topic have u tried starting with the chip in and out and how long did u take the cables off???
yes ive tried both and still no start. i let the cables off for about 10 15 minutes
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:28 PM
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do your indicator lights come on when you turn the ignition on?
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:38 PM
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every dash light came on except the wait to start.
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