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OBD-I code reader - Continous light/beep

ck42

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Went to see if I could pull some codes and found that the reader I've used before just gives a continuous light/tone once I plug the connector in.

I found the two pins on the reader that will cause this condition (shorted the two pins together and replicated the condition. So I'm guessing that the two pins on the car's side connector are behaving as if they are shorted.

Anyone have any insight into this? I haven't done anything to the car since using the reader last that might have caused this.

I guess it's *possible* that the reader has crapped out...but I somehow doubt that. It's practically brand new and has a good battery.
 
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Thanks Tony...but I've used the reader before I'm pretty certain that it didn't behave this way before.

I'll try the paperclip method and see if there are any differences.
 
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