2004 Ford Ranger check engine light just came on

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BRUCE CATALDI
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Engine Performance problem
2004 Ford Ranger 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 43.000 miles

started vehicle and immediatlly put a/c on, truck started to idle very rough like it was going to stall , proceeded to drive and eventually truck was ok, and then noticied the check engine light was on . im not sure if putting a/c on to quickly after starting engine is part of problem.
Jun 16, 2010 at 2:52 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Go to Autozone its a free public service and have the computer scanned for code/s-you have a problem within the engine management system that caused the CEL to turn on-This is your starting point of diagnosis,finding out what's going on.
Jun 16, 2010 at 3:00 PM
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