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Re: only code 12

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Google search is your friend...

http://www.troublecodes.net/gm/

12 means your in diagnostic mode. Is the SES light even on?
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Re: only code 12

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12 just means that the ECM is in diagnostic mode -essentially it is just acknowledging your jumper-wire is in place. That means you have no trouble-codes. OBD1 is not the best at realizing there is a problem with the engine.
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