Recent content by tjb

I've put just under 70,000 miles on Impex globes and at least one seems to have failed. (I've got the tan milkshake fluid that often suggests one has blown. It's been too freaking cold to do anything other than swap out the fluid - done no diagnostics as the AHC has been balky since the...

Flushed the fluid - what a sh-tshow. Pro tip: When it's very cold (30s F), the plastic tube can't be easily pushed over the accumulator nipples, and none of the held. I took many showers. The fluid from all five bleed valves and the reservoir was a foamy tan milkshake. I believe that is at...

My device is a barely functioning 2015 MacBook Retina 12-inch with one USB-C port, its battery long beyond its shelf life (which the machine is constantly informing me). I can keep it going just long enough to do most jobs. That’s the one I used to re-download the Techstream image from Post 1...

Because I don't know what exactly caused this to work I'll just pass this along: I didn't reinstall VMBox, and I had updated it to the latest at some point in the last week or so. I try to keep WiFi off when running Techstream - on the chance that it checks back with a server somewhere as part...

I was fighting this for a few days on an Intel based Mac and finally went back and reinstalled the TechStream image, deleting the first image that I had been using. It worked then. Can't explain why that worked.

I’m not at all sure that it is! Just noticed that the globes didn’t have one and thought it strange. I’ve bought a bunch of stuff from Impex and not noticed any problem before. I’ve put just under 70,000 miles on the new globes.

Thanks for the advice. I did a couple of flushes with the plastic-bottled AHC fluid. I have ordered a bunch of stuff from Impex without a problem. Fwiw Amayama has globes for ridiculously low prices right now. I was in a warm garage when I swapped them out before - Maine is warming up but...

I started the Impex trend here, I think. Installed mine three years ago. Wondering whether that was a good move. The ones I got had no date stamp - had me wondering at the time. I have foam in the reservoir, which leads me to suspect a bad globe. Anyone else having problems with any Impex...

Update: I ran the Abnormal Oil Pressure for Pump air bleed from the FSM (attached), and the truck groaned and fought to get back into N. (I didn't know when to stop the bleed, but did so after 45 seconds or so with the pump still running.) It stayed there with one complete run around a short...

I've been through a million of these over the years, so I apologize for creating another. But it's difficult to find answers to specific issues/questions. My AHC has failed - stuck in the flashing OFF now, code is C1762 - abnormal oil pressure for pump. My front height sensors are at -2" and...

I went back to post 1 and did a complete reinstall - it’s working again.

I found this to be the same - Version 8. It wouldn’t run without an ID. I’ve used Techstream for a few years, but suddenly I was prompted for a new ID And was forced to upgrade the version by the software. (Might have been the other order - forced to upgrade, then new ID.) I’ve not been...

In the US the globes themselves are outrageously expensive at the dealer. Once they’re in hand, it’s not that difficult a job. So if the dealer is using your parts, it shouldn’t be too bad, imo. I didn’t have to remove any running board parts, did have to use a chisel to hammer loose the...

Also happy with the 1-up, which I learned about here. My 06 LX has the hitch under the bumper, so I can drop the gate without having to lower the rack. Also, can tilt the rack back with the bike still in it and open the back hatch to access the stuff in back.

Just adding a postscript: it took three tries to get a lens that wasn’t damaged in shipping. The first two arrived in identical Toyota/Lexus packaging (from different vendors), with the same corner of the lens broken off. Definitely a packaging flaw - the bubble wrap didn’t protect that corner...