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My A/C line clamps are broken. Go figure. Been putting that off for far too long. I noticed all the weatherstripping/trim along the bottom of the windows is starting to shrink and crack. The drivers rear window switch was starting to get stuck up. Causing the motor to overheat and the window to not work. So I placed an order on PartSouq.
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everything is back to being nice again! Except the broken clip on the door panel… they don’t make them in the darker brown color from what I can tell. So I ordered the tan and will have to paint it once I find a color close.
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Welp. Starter went out. Thankfully I was able to get it home before it died. Had it towed to Toyota and replaced. Along with the knock sensors and gaskets… pricey bill! Wasn’t expecting that at all! I could’ve got 3 starters for the price of those 2 knock sensors! But I couldn’t do it on my condo parking lot… especially with that heavy super charger on top!
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My rear view mirror has been wobbly for awhile. My BlackVue dashcam has been dead for a couple years. So I decided to change them both out. Installed the Wolfbox G930 with the arm & mount from Lumberjack Engineering. Only complaint so far is the new screen has a ton of glare! My rear flashers are in the way of using the Lumberjack engineering mount for the rear camera. So I decided to mount it to the back hatch plastic. Ran the wiring through the original rubber grommet for the hatch wiring. Will probably have to reroute the wiring to make it look cleaner. I used the old notch I had for the blackvue wiring. Im probably going to notch the plastic behind the camera.
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Main battery was getting weak. Auxiliary battery has been dead for a few years. Hasn’t been an issue since I’ve been working 6 days a week for the last 3 years. I now have weekends off again! So I replaced both batteries.
Anyone know of good battery terminals I can replace mine with. These military terminals are starting to get a little chewed up. Would love to go with the Slee short terminals but they are always sold out.
Anyone know of good battery terminals I can replace mine with. These military terminals are starting to get a little chewed up. Would love to go with the Slee short terminals but they are always sold out.
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2 of the KC Cyclones under my hood quit working. I’ve had 4 of them laying around in the garage to use for rock lights one day. Decided to go ahead and use them to replace the ones under the hood.
While digging around looking for the Cyclones, I found 2 dress up bolt kits. These have been floating around the garage for some time. They were meant for another project that never happened. So I decided to use them under the hood! I replaced the fender bolts and bolts along the radiator support. I think I’m going to try and find some yellow zinc plated bolts to replace these stainless allens.
While digging around looking for the Cyclones, I found 2 dress up bolt kits. These have been floating around the garage for some time. They were meant for another project that never happened. So I decided to use them under the hood! I replaced the fender bolts and bolts along the radiator support. I think I’m going to try and find some yellow zinc plated bolts to replace these stainless allens.
I just did the Black Friday sale on these by SDHQ.
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Got the new SDHQ terminals put in today! These are nice! Lots of places to mount wires and my fusible link is finally right side up after 8 years!
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Also replaced the alternator fuse with the GM diode to help properly charge these Odyssey batteries!
digging your main battery sdhq terminal mounts. been struggling with the fuseable link thing concept for quite some time. those are pricy beasts though.
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Got a misfire on cylinder 8 today. Tried swapping a coil and it didn’t change. Still misfire cylinder 8. So I pulled the spark plug. She was all kinds of nasty. It has been about 3 years since I last replaced them. Still don’t think it should be that nasty. Going to check valve cover seals in the morning. That’s quite a bit of oil on those threads.
Also my ScanGauge II died about 2 weeks ago. It was about 6 years old. Didn’t have a chance to look into the problem with it yet. Just wouldn’t turn on. While purchasing a new spark plug I also bought a new ScanGauge II. Replaced the broken one & cleared my CEL after spark plug replacement.
Also my ScanGauge II died about 2 weeks ago. It was about 6 years old. Didn’t have a chance to look into the problem with it yet. Just wouldn’t turn on. While purchasing a new spark plug I also bought a new ScanGauge II. Replaced the broken one & cleared my CEL after spark plug replacement.
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Ok…. A little back story. Hundreds in the hills 8, 2018. We had just finished eating at a steakhouse in Silverton for dinner, might’ve been Natalia’s 1912. We walk out to the 100 and start her up, put it in reverse, no throttle. Turn it off and turn it back on, throttle is back. Chalked it up to a weird hiccup. That next summer in Vegas I turn a corner and attempt to accelerate and nothing. I pull over on the side of the road the her off, turn her back on, and we are good. Now she does this a couple more times over the summer. Clean the throttle body and haven’t had any problems since.
Lately I’ve had a few more problems. Rough idle (not sure if it’s related) and loss of accelerator when you get a heavy foot. She drops to almost an idle RPM. If you lift your foot slowly off the accelerator when this happens eventually you’ll get a response. So I ordered a new throttle position sensor. When It came in I looked at the part and couldn’t find it anywhere on the throttle body. Figured I screwed up and ordered the wrong part. Tossed it in the cabinet in the garage. Today I went to overtake someone on the freeway and she said not doing it. No acceleration. Tried to drive spirited on the way home… not happening.
Got on mud and started digging. 1 person said something about the TPS being on the opposite side of the Accelerator Pedal position sensor. So I started digging, lo and behold, there’s my part!! I can’t remember who said it but thank you!!!
Replaced and repositioned the throttle position sensor. Took for a test drive. Still not allowing me to drive spirited. I get on the accelerator and nothing. But if I drive normal all is good. I pull into the gas station and fill my tank. I was down to just slightly over a 1/4 tank. Start my truck and jump on that accelerator. She chirped the tires leaving the gas station… so I drove it like I stole it! Even on the freeway slowing down to 60 then jumping on it back up to 75. Had no issues.
Now I’m not sure what happened. Did the ECU need time to adjust to the new TPS? Did filling the tank solve the issue? So it’s more than likely a pump or fuel related issue? Did the truck just need to warm up? I’ll relay back in the next couple days with my findings.
Here are some pictures for someone else who might be having problems with the Throttle position sensor and Accelerator pedal position sensor locations!
Throttle position sensor is behind the throttle motor under the PCV valve and throttle body coolant hoses.
Lately I’ve had a few more problems. Rough idle (not sure if it’s related) and loss of accelerator when you get a heavy foot. She drops to almost an idle RPM. If you lift your foot slowly off the accelerator when this happens eventually you’ll get a response. So I ordered a new throttle position sensor. When It came in I looked at the part and couldn’t find it anywhere on the throttle body. Figured I screwed up and ordered the wrong part. Tossed it in the cabinet in the garage. Today I went to overtake someone on the freeway and she said not doing it. No acceleration. Tried to drive spirited on the way home… not happening.
Got on mud and started digging. 1 person said something about the TPS being on the opposite side of the Accelerator Pedal position sensor. So I started digging, lo and behold, there’s my part!! I can’t remember who said it but thank you!!!
Replaced and repositioned the throttle position sensor. Took for a test drive. Still not allowing me to drive spirited. I get on the accelerator and nothing. But if I drive normal all is good. I pull into the gas station and fill my tank. I was down to just slightly over a 1/4 tank. Start my truck and jump on that accelerator. She chirped the tires leaving the gas station… so I drove it like I stole it! Even on the freeway slowing down to 60 then jumping on it back up to 75. Had no issues.
Now I’m not sure what happened. Did the ECU need time to adjust to the new TPS? Did filling the tank solve the issue? So it’s more than likely a pump or fuel related issue? Did the truck just need to warm up? I’ll relay back in the next couple days with my findings.
Here are some pictures for someone else who might be having problems with the Throttle position sensor and Accelerator pedal position sensor locations!
Throttle position sensor is behind the throttle motor under the PCV valve and throttle body coolant hoses.
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Doing some clean up and maintenance on the truck. Washer fluid cap was broken. So everytime I went to fill it up I would drop the cap in the engine bay. Replaced the bottle neck and strainer. All of the wire harness clips were broken on the driver side of the engine bay. So I replaced all of those and secured my harness again. The fuel vapor lines coming off the super charger were dried out and cracking. Replaced all of them back to the canister. Also replaced the fuel filter.
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I’ve had a slow power steering leak after installing my 2nd battery and moving my power steering reservoir. Those rubber lines are hard as a rock and they didn’t like their new homes. I’ve been trying to keep the dirt and grime down on the passenger side but it’s finally bad enough I have to do something. I ordered a new reservoir and 1 of the rubber hoses. Can’t seem to find the part number for the other. Probably just going to replace with some hose from o’reillys.
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Well… she has been driving great! Rough idle has seemed to go away! I can’t even remember the last time she drove like this! She has been fun! I have gone through almost a full tank faster than I have without changing my normal routes. But we had a 2 hiccups. Fuel tank was at about 1/2 when they showed up the first time. One day after work. It was fairly cold. Now I live in Vegas… so when I say cold I mean it was probably 54°. Went to get on it going up a bridge and she decided she didn’t want to. Let off the gas a bit and got some acceleration again. Then the rough idle showed up for the rest of the drive home. only felt at stop lights. So I ordered everything to do the fuel pump and fuel filter! Filter is installed, just need a day off to do the pump!
What type and diameter hose did you use for the fuel vapor hoses highlighted in the third pic?
What year is your LC? On the earlier LC and LX470 you cannot order just the hose. You need to order the metal lines as well to get that hose. On the later ones you can order just the hose, but it is shorter and will not work on the earlier models. I think the change happend in 2002.
You can use 3 feet of 3/8 hydraulic/transmission cooler line. I just went through this a few days ago. I also replaced the reservoir and flushed the system and added synthetic Valvoline ATF.