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gladiator,

Try disconnecting your batteries Negative ( - ) terminal for about 5 minutes.
This will clear the computer.

When you reattach the battery cable, start the engine and let it idle until the cooling fan comes on.
Make sure all of your accessories are turned off, like your Heater, A/C, defroster, lights, etc...
This allows the computer to re-learn how to idle the engine.
Now you can go out and drive it again, and see if the light comes back.

If the light comes back right away, you definitely have a malfunction.
It can be something as small as a leaky gas cap to something bigger.
Depending where you live, you might be able to meet with a local CEGer and get your codes read, if they own a scan tool,
or try stopping by a Pep Boys or AutoZone and ask them to read the codes for you.

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