Measuring voltage between the cable terminal and post is incorrect because this will result in showing you full battery voltage. Instead, an ammeter needs to be inserted to measure current flowing. You must be careful that nothing is turned on, including dome lights, etc. because this could...
It sounds like your belts could be too tight. Yes, there is such a problem and it will shorten the life of your new alternator bearings.
If this started after doing some of the work, you'll also want to check everything you already touched, as evidenced by the distributor being mistimed. A...
The circled hoses connect to opposite ends of a metal tube which is installed inside the upper intake manifold. There is no connection to intake manifold vacuum at this point, but one problem which can occur is that the metal tube gets blocked. A cheap vacuum pump w/gauge is an indispensable...
The OBD reader is wrong. A P0401 code (be sure to include all 5 digits) is for the Exhaust Gas Recirculation Insufficient Flow Detected. The FSM procedure will send you down the path of replacing things like the EGR Temperature Sensor, but it is best to focus on the items which provide vacuum to...
It takes a bit of force, but you can twist and fold the belt, then slide the buckle over the fold. It helps to have the bottom end anchored so you have something solid to pull against. I hope that makes sense.
The smell would be the refrigerant oil, which is very strong. It is also oil, so that is what makes it hard to get rid of. Could some have sprayed onto other surfaces, possibly even the carpet?
We drove through a small CA town Saturday night and saw $2.99/gal. for 87 Octane at a Sinclair station. They still had a small line of cars at 10:30 PM.
The very best way to measure cable efficiency is not to measure resistance directly with an Ohmmeter as this does not indicate how well the cable can handle the current needed. Different cable thicknesses in different locations is not necessarily a bad thing, as each circuit has different needs...
A leaking injector would allow fuel into the port/cylinder even when it is not supposed to, causing a rich cylinder. A vacuum leak would cause lean cylinder(s) so not likely to cause those numbers. If the printout has any of the other numbers like O2, CO2, or NOX, they can be entered into a...
Yes, that is what I was referring to. You are not going to fix that issue with catalytic converters, at least not permanently. What those number show is an extremely rich condition, or possible even a "dead" cylinder (think compression). I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you need to start...
Since the switch is part of the latch, you are likely not fully latching. There are two "steps" to the latch and it's just engaging the first one. This happens when the latch or striker is adjusted too tightly, which is opposite of what you might think.
Front hole up and rear hole down gives increased caster (more positive) so they went the right direction. That lower one looks like it twisted a bit on the way in, so you won't have quite so much correction. Pressing it back out may destroy it, so you can decide how picky you want to be.
To properly check the ground, you will want to put your red voltmeter lead on Pin 7 and your black lead on the negative battery terminal with everything turned on. This will measure voltage drop on the ground circuit, which should be less than 0.5V (500mV). Any more than that indicates excessive...