Hello all.. I am a shadetree mechanic and not a bad one. I have several vehicles and my relatives plus friends also have vehicles. They are always asking me to 'fix' theirs when something goes wrong. Luckily none are very late models so I still can try to work on them. To make it easy on me and because I had heard really good things about it, I purchased a used MT2500 - the "red brick" on ebay. To get my feet wet I tried it out on my 86 Ford van - EEC - IV. Following the directions I got a 11 code and then a 34 code. NOW, what do I do with it?? I went to troubleshooter as I thought it would 'troubleshoot' it down to the component or actual circuit. It didn't appear to do this unless I am doing something wrong. The Ford Reference Manual was of very little help (at least in this stage of my learing curve). SOO, without flaming or taking away from a professional mechanics job I am trying to find out what I am doing wrong. Can I assume there is no Freeze Frame as it it not OBD2? Does the Troubleshooter function get it down to a component? If not how does one successfully use it? Is there a MT2500 Book for Dummies that helps explain further how to utilize this piece of equipment? Any other thoughts to make using this device more enjoyable and understandable will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again...
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18 years ago