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You mean you don't have the single wiper mod?! You're wasting fuel!?  |
I couldn't get the passenger wiper arm off! It's stuck, and I don't have a puller that fits. So I just pulled the blade off. Better than nothing?
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Happened again, this time I got a photo before disposing of the snake.
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Snake looks comfy!!
Lady bug made me LOL.
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07-24-2020, 10:45 PM
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I couldn't get the passenger wiper arm off! It's stuck, and I don't have a puller that fits. So I just pulled the blade off. Better than nothing?
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Better than nothing. I was hoping to get more done today but work and errands owned it. I keep needing to chase this O2 sensor code problem p0135 and p0141. Doing diagnostics.
BTW, that single wiper mod thing the racer kids do has always seemed wrong. They delete the driverside wiper, which leaves them with less effective wiper coverage and less aerodynamic benefit that deleting the middle one would. Just sayin!
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07-25-2020, 04:15 PM
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Thanks for the invite to this thread California98Civic, I hadn't noticed it.
Today I began cut the inner fenderwell away from the outer on my 1994 Suburban. If time permits I will also sever the inner side to floor seam.
For those not following, I am boattailing the Suburban over a foot in width by angling the cargo side walls in.
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07-25-2020, 11:14 PM
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Thanks for the invite to this thread California98Civic, I hadn't noticed it.
Today I began cut the inner fenderwell away from the outer on my 1994 Suburban. If time permits I will also sever the inner side to floor seam.
For those not following, I am boattailing the Suburban over a foot in width by angling the cargo side walls in.
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Does such a mod affect body structure integrity? Maybe not. Or is this a temporary step?
Today: finished the rebuild of my daughter's power steering rack. And on my Civic I cleaned engine bay grounds trying to eliminate periodic O2 sensor failure codes. Test drive went well.
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07-26-2020, 01:32 AM
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Put front brake pads on my daughter’s 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander GT. Also attempted to install rear brake pads, however the Napa cataloging is incomplete for this model. I had to look on the Rock Auto site to find out that there was a difference. They only sell brake pads for this vehicle with cable operated parking brakes. The GT has an electric parking brake and the pads are dealer only. None on Rock Auto or NAPA and the Mitsubishi online part number does not cross to any aftermarket I could find. So she left for home about 300 miles away and the have a dealer in their city. So she can heave them replaced there. The car has 75,000 miles and still had factory pads. The fronts were about 40% and the rears are only about 10% left. Not bad since she drives like her mother. LOL
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07-26-2020, 05:46 AM
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2017 to 2020 Outlander GT with electric parking brake, $66.56 from Mitsubishi Parts Direct.
https://www.mitsubishidirectparts.co...-pads-4605b987
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07-26-2020, 09:58 AM
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Does such a mod affect body structure integrity? Maybe not. Or is this a temporary step?
Today: finished the rebuild of my daughter's power steering rack. And on my Civic I cleaned engine bay grounds trying to eliminate periodic O2 sensor failure codes. Test drive went well.
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Yes, this is a temporary step and would definately affect the structure if not replaced. In order to angle in the sides I have to sever all the connections, pie cut out the new angle, and then weld it all back. Based on the initial connections, putting it back as strong or stronger won't be a problem.
Cleaning grounds is a vastly overlooked troubleshooting step.  |
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07-26-2020, 12:29 PM
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I couldn't get the passenger wiper arm off! It's stuck, and I don't have a puller that fits. So I just pulled the blade off. Better than nothing?
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I had the same problem. With some help from YouTube I succeeded. It may help you too ... See the post about this in my GreenTDI thread:
https://ecomodder.com/forum/623191-post24.html |
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07-27-2020, 12:43 AM
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Yes, this is a temporary step and would definately affect the structure if not replaced. In order to angle in the sides I have to sever all the connections, pie cut out the new angle, and then weld it all back. Based on the initial connections, putting it back as strong or stronger won't be a problem.
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Strong, lighter, and more aerodynamic would be a good bragging right.
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It seems to have worked. Two test drive cycles and no code again yet.
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Good deal man.
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07-27-2020, 02:30 PM
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Cyborg ECU
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Put about 20 hours into daughter's car this weekend! It is complete, running great without codes, detailed, and ready to surprise her on her return from a weekend sleepover! Success stories, folks! How many days will an 06 BMW go without breaking again!? LOL
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