Knock Retard

1985 Chevrolet C 30 P/U 2WD V6-262 4.3LSECTION Knock Retard

On engines equipped with ESC, this mode will indicate if the ECM is recognizing the retard signal from the ESC module and taking appropriate action. If knock is being detected, the numerical display on the tool will count up to 255, then start over.


RENDER: 1.0x

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