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Old 12-26-2010, 08:04 PM
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Hey guys my 86 cherokee is throwing code 12..."no refereence pulses to the ECM", does anyone know what this is??? or how to fix it? I have checked all cables and everything is plugged in...it runs like ****
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Bad pickup coil in the distributor.
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i thought 12 was the battery was disconnected in the last 50 key ons
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Chevy 2.8
12 No Reference Pulse

I would look at the distributor too...
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