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Replaced the Ignition Misfire Sensor on the Kia. Problem solved. Replaced the Camshaft Position Sensor on the daughter's Neon. Still won't start. I'll do a compression test tomorrow to see if it slipped the timing belt. If the belt is OK, I'll check the crank position sensor.
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Compression test was good. When I inspected the wiring harness, all 3 wires to the crank position sensor were devoid of insulation. Currently trying to find a wiring harness for less than $200...
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Jul 23, 2011 20:57
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Got a sunburn on my legs and head while I was trying to bring the daughter's 95 Neon back to life. I think the coil has given up the ghost.
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Aug 1, 2011 05:01
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Fabbed a new license plate light for the daughter's Neon. The old light was gone, so I got a $6 Dorman light and cut some sheet aluminum to fit the opening. Oil change on the $50 T-Bird, followed by a quick cleaning of the engine bay. On the way home from the car wash, I spotted a DeVillbiss 2400 pressure washer on the curb with a sign that read, "Trash, Take me." One carb rebuild kit later, I have a pressure washer. W00t!
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Sep 6, 2011 03:32
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 Swaybar links on MY WIFE'S Honda Accord. Only smashed my knuckles twice. It's much quieter now. With the old links, it sounded like we had Ginger Baker in the trunk every time the car hit a bump.
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Sep 11, 2011 02:33
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tonedef131 posted:The whole swaybar broke in my wifes Grand Prix and I had her take my car to work today so I could fix it. Ended up getting new tie rod ends since I noticed they were wasted while I had it apart. Well they wouldn't separate from the inner tie rod end and since the rack has been leaking forever anyway I figured I'd just do the whole thing. Well 8 hours later I still don't have the last two lines off the rack and I'm calling it a night. I'm afraid they are going to round so I'm gonna go get a 18mm line wrench so I don't chance it. I officially hate working on FWD cars, at least this is the only one I own. I couldn't get the drat thing off the driver's side, even after getting the nuts loose. Then I thought for a second and jacked up BOTH sides of the front end, releasing the tension on the sway bar. *clunk* 
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Sep 14, 2011 04:03
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Replaced the oil filter adapter gasket on the $50 T-bird. 4 drat hours total. One hose clamp absolutely refused to pop free. I HATE spring hose clamps. HATE HATE HATE. Good news: no more oil leak. Bad news: I threw out my almost 40-year-old back. Now I'm self-medicating with some fine single malt scotch.
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Dec 31, 2011 04:46
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Replaced the factory radio in my wife's Accord with a JVC KDR-520. I also managed to break the drat hazard switch. Dammit.
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Mar 9, 2012 04:28
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Replaced the factory cat in MY WIFE'S 2000 Accord. Local shop wanted $938 to install a Honda OEM, I got a MagnaFlow and 2 gaskets for $188 shipped from Rockauto. I love living in the South. All six bolts came off fairly easily after I hit them with Kroil.
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Mar 26, 2012 02:08
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KYB GR2s and stabilizer bar links on the back of the $50 T-Bird.
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Sep 28, 2012 04:54
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Crossposted from horrible mechanical failures: I probably should have replaced these sooner...
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Nov 19, 2014 03:35
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PhoenixWing posted:Brought the Pulsar down to a Cars & Coffee meet. I lusted after those so bad in high school. I wish they would bring that concept back.
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Nov 23, 2014 05:46
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Installed KYB GR-2 shocks and struts on all 4 corners of the 99 4Runner. It rides like new now.
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Nov 22, 2016 06:29
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New plug wires on the 99 4Runner. It had started stalling in traffic. Two of the three wires had nasty corrosion on them. New NGK wires were $27 from RockAuto and it's running like a top.
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Jan 16, 2017 02:40
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New rear control arm and track arm bushings in the 4runner. Replaced the ancient OEM rubber with Energy Suspension poly bushings. Red, of course.
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Jun 12, 2018 17:53
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I laid in the rain and fire ants trying to get the STUPID U-JOINT OUT OF THE STUPID DRIVESHAFT of the 4Runner. Pulled the driveshaft, one of the cups is buggered, tried the 6-ton HF press. No luck. I'm dropping it off at the local shop tomorrow.
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Jul 8, 2018 21:44
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Replaced drier, condenser, expansion valve, and compressor on the 4runner. A/C is ice cold again. Everything, including a vacuum pump, for about $300. I love my old truck.
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Aug 16, 2021 21:03
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Replaced the alternator on a friend's Jeep Compass. Had to go in through the wheel well and unhook the compressor to get to it. Jeep/Chrysler can go piss up a rope. Had a happy moment at the pick-n-pull. They had a Chrysler 200 with the same 2.4 that had a brand spanking new alternator, so we got it for $41 after the core charge. Then had an unhappy moment at the end of the day when I slipped while carrying my jack stands to load my truck. Nothing broken, but everything hurts.
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Dec 19, 2021 22:53
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Gave it away. One of my friends is just a magnet for bad luck and found himself without a running vehicle. I just acquired a second 3rd Gen 4Runner (2002), so I gave him my '99. It's a beater, but it runs solid and has ice cold AC and a new stereo. Godspeed, lil' runner.
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Apr 17, 2023 15:23
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Motronic posted:Is J.C. Whitney still as thing? They used to have the most epic sized section of their catalog dedicated to stick on chrome for every generation of We used to pour over that catalog and talk about what awesome vans and VW's we were going to have when we got older. That was the stuff of dreams. Someday I'll have a Beetle with a fiberglass RR hood and a stinger... someday...
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Jan 11, 2024 17:55
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I paid $10 to ship two screws. Stupid Toyota uses stupid M3.5 screws for the stupid rear wiper blade on 3rd Gen 4Runners. $2.50 for the screws, $10 for shipping. Stupid Toyota.
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Feb 21, 2024 16:32
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Night Danger Moose posted:Hit me up next time, I'll get them for you cheaper and without ludicrous shipping. (This goes to anyone who wants Toyota oem stuff.) Thanks! I need to do LBJs at some point.
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Feb 22, 2024 15:53
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 The M3.5 bolts that hold on my rear wiper didn't want to come out. I win.
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Verman posted:Ugh. The ac is out on both of my vehicles. 08 4Runner with 212k and my 06 Prius with 102k. We're expecting a kid in August and my wife is insistent on having working ac, with good reason. I replaced the entire system in my 99 4Runner a few years ago. Got the whole kit off Rockauto for around $300, worst part was getting the lines through the firewall. I bought a $99 vacuum pump from Harbor Freight and a manifold to charge it. Worked great, AC was ice cold after that... right up until my buddy totaled it.  RIP, lil 4Runner.
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