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Old 09-06-2011, 09:58 PM   #135 (permalink)
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Thanks, good point.

I'll probably do that, however I also won't be driving the U.F.O. through deepest, darkest winter.

While the aluminum unibody may not rot in our salty environment, there's still enough ferrous bits underneath (suspension, brake & fuel lines, etc.) to make me want to save it. (There's enough corrosion already in the engine compartment -- eg. bolts -- that made servicing the EGR problematic, and the bolt heads are completely fubared on the coil packs, so I haven't been able to check the spark plugs yet.)

So the U.F.O. will go into the garage and I'll put the Firefly back on the road before 2011 is done. (Plus the Flea has been treated multiple times with rust-proofing spray.)

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Also, while the Insight is off the road, I'll have a chance to diagnose & repair the hybrid battery pack... I'm happy to report I just scored a great deal (yay eBay) on a special battery charger that will let me test (charge/discharge cycle to determine capacity) the NiMH subpacks:



The Super Brain 989, as recommended by several other Insight owners.
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