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LATE PRODUCTION USING ESC SPARK KNOCK AND/OR CODE 43

LATE PRODUCTION 1983 G AND B SERIES WITH A 3.8L V-6 ENGINE ARE EQUIPPED WITH ESC (ELECTRICAL SPARK CONTROL). THE ESC CONTROLLER IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WHEEL HOUSE PANEL. AN INOPERATIVE ESC CONTROLLER MAY CAUSE ENGINE SPARK KNOCK AND/OR A CODE 43. EARLY PRODUCTION 1983 MODELS WERE NOT PRODUCED WITH ESC...

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