2005 Ford Thunderbird Code Reader

2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD
45,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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KLLIMBRICK
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Hooked up OBDII code reader to the plug on the driver's side of the dash. It cannot connect to the computer and extract codes. Any ideas?

Thanking you in advance,
Ken
Sep 10, 2010 at 1:10 PM
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LEGITIMATE007
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are you plugging it up and then turning the ignition to the on position? then press read/extract codes.
Sep 10, 2010 at 1:44 PM
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https://www.2carpros.com/dia/how_to_scan_trouble_codes.htm
Sep 10, 2010 at 1:45 PM
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KLLIMBRICK
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Yes I beleive we are hooking the code reader up correctly. Three of us tried to get it to work and we used two different code readers.

Thanks,
Ken
Sep 10, 2010 at 4:50 PM
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LEGITIMATE007
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either the plug where you hooked the obd scanner to is bad. or the computer itself is bad. be sure, you are connecting to the correct diagnostic connector, there should be a couple of different ones, that is the same size but for different computers
Sep 11, 2010 at 8:38 AM
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