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8/22/2002 2:27:50 PM EDT
I'm a pretty decent shade tree mechanic and I'm willing to pony-up some $$$.

What do you use/recommend?  OTC, Snap-On, KAL, etc.
8/22/2002 2:40:31 PM EDT
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I just got an Actron CP9135. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it does a good enough job for me.
[url]http://www.actron.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi?page=cp9135.htm&cart_id=8464965_27054[/url]

BTW, it's just for my own personal use.

8/22/2002 2:55:42 PM EDT
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Make sure you know what your specific vehicle's scanner needs in fact ARE.  I bought a decent one to scan my '86 4Runner, only to find out that a wire shunt, or short, was all that is needed for this particular engine(22RE).  This scanner also works on many older Japanese engines, some of which I may own someday, so I kept it.  But, I definitely spent $$$ I did not have to i/o to accomplish the task at hand.
8/22/2002 3:02:26 PM EDT
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[url]www.scantool.net[/url] is cheap, all you need is their interface card and a cable.  Software is free.  It works well.

-hanko

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I'm a pretty decent shade tree mechanic and I'm willing to pony-up some $$$.

What do you use/recommend?  OTC, Snap-On, KAL, etc.
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8/22/2002 3:25:02 PM EDT
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I just got an Actron CP9135.
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Waldo, I saw that one while browsing last night.  Unfortunately I still need OBD-I capabilities since my friends and I drive older cars.

Camp_Ninja, it sounds like you got a code reader.  I need something a little more elaborate than a code reader.  I need real-time data logging and storage, or print-out.

Hanko, that ScanTool looks clever and cost-effective.  No OBD-I support, though.