check engine light

[hankthecrank]

Can anyone tell me why my check engine light doesn't come on when I turn my key to the ON position? I thought all the dummy lights were supposed to light up, but the only one that does is the Battery light, the others don't come on at all. I just bought this car and I can't remember if they ever came on at all. It's an 86 Cutlass Salon 307 vin Y engine.

 

[RockSS]

Yes they are supposed to come on ... maybe the bulb was pulled out ... or it just burnt out.

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

have you checked to see if there is a piece of electrical tape infront of it? lol

 

[v2vera]

On my 83 regal ONLY the batterie light comes on when I turn the car on. I do know the dummy lights work though because the check engine light came on when my car was misfiring badly a week ago. I also know the oil light works as it has turned on in the past when I had an oil leak and was low on oil.

 

[RITTER]

Somebody more than likely pulled the bulb because they couldn't fix it to make it turn off :idea:

 

[DoubleV]

Somebody more than likely pulled the bulb because they couldn't fix it to make it turn off :idea:

That would be my guess too.