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    Wiper Blades?

    PS this will not work with silicone rubber. Nothing sticks to silicone
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    Wiper Blades?

    I have long used the method of glueing with cyanoacrylate. The originals use the same glue and any cheap blade you can find to cut off the segment that is held to the blade back. Again, plain old superglue! Take it from a guy with over 5 decades of research in superglue! Just buy some generics...
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    2006 headlights

    Thanks I’ll check it out
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    2006 headlights

    Headlights for 2006. Any suggestions? Mine have gotten quite hazy probably beyond resurfacing the lenses.
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    Help with blown A.C. hose - 2001 RT-10

    Lots of hydraulic shops can easily duplicate the hose. Just take the old one in. I think they’ll even use the original fittings and just crimp on the new hose. Likely a lot less than a stock item. My old Xke was done this way and that’s decades older!
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    Heater stuck on?

    I had a similar issue with the air mix chamber under the hood, passenger side: ended up cracking the flap to go from outside air to cabin air. Figured it was a simpler solution to leave out that huge chamber and silicone an aluminum plate over the opening. Please post the details of your work as...
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    Power steering issues

    Getting in late on the discussion. If you've noticed scoring on the relief assembly, I'd worry about metal particulates. It's possible that they've been flushed with all the work you did but it's also possible that they may have settled in a low flow region. Don't know if it can be done but...
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    Paxton 2000 metal flecks on belt

    A further note on this rebuild. There is an idler pulley as seen in 5-c of the Paxton installation manual that should be inspected. The instructions have a sleeve/collar supporting the bolt on the mount plate side but the bolt-head side uses only 2 washers without a sleeve. This causes a lot of...
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    Paxton 2000 metal flecks on belt

    Hi, just reporting in on an unusual observation. My 06 has 71k miles including on the Paxton unit as it was installed new. Decided to rebuild the unit and during the removal I noticed the pulley on the Novi was rather rough. This didn't make any sense as I would have assumed a shiny grooved...
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    front wheel bering

    easy job to push the old bearing out. why pay 150 for the simple step of pressing a new one in? youtube has lots of videos on replacing one, or have a local machine shop do it in two minutes. max
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    Ignition switch short

    I'd check with local parts stores for the switch. Unlikely that they have a custom one for just the viper. My 2010 jeep accepts the viper key until you try and turn it; have made that mistake a few times. I'm betting it runs across the Chrysler lines and parts stores prices are a bit better than...
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    Heads up on strut life

    Decided to go with a simple cleaning of the seal area. I realized that starting fluid ether can serve as a nice volatile solvent and simultaneously blows off the dust. Figuring that keeping accumulations to minimums should help and timing the cleaning with oil changes.
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    Heads up on strut life

    Yah, mine too but the oil seepage is a concern. I just yanked it off and no signs of free play so it's still doing the job. Wondering if that exposed seal can be removed without major deconstruction? FYI, takes a spring compressor to get the unit out.
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    Heads up on strut life

    In my recent work that I have posted I discovered my driver rear unit is leaking. I have almost 62kmiles so I should be content. However I would have had more life out of it if it had a tubular shroud on the top to keep fine grit collecting on the shaft. I'm sure that wore out the seal ,thus the...
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    Huge safety issue

    " I remember my door would not open even if I pulled the handle all the way out! I thought this was just a feature of the car. Maybe I have a problem with my cable adjustment and need to have it corrected while the car is in the shop getting a new tranny." The cable has no adjustment. It...
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    Door Insulation

    Correction! Material is Great Stuff and comes in an orange/red can with a yellow cap.
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    Door Insulation

    The recent chase on the battery drain has led me to another project. I have realized that the doors are a huge empty box for resonating the exhaust rumble. The cars are fitted with a decent stereo system but is neutralized by the pipes. I decided to shoot the door interior and the panel with...
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    Huge safety issue

    Thing is, I suspect that this mechanical is a common design and likely an issue with other makes. The failure of the Corvette was the owner's fault for failure to learn the feature. In this design the operator does not need to know that. It is a failsafe, but it fails and when needed you're...
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    BCM Battery Drain

    So, more in the ongoing search. I noted that the other door solenoid energizes when the latch is pulled. However I don't hear anything on the driver door. I am going to conclude that the cable failure of my other new posting was the caused solenoid failure. Going to have to pull it but betting...
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    Huge safety issue

    Uncovered a very dangerous condition with the door locks. I decided to check out my door electrical because of the battery drain and found a flimsy link was sitting by the enclosure as I removed the speaker. Found that it had fatigued off the door handle which mechanically opens the door when...
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    BCM Battery Drain

    I did the fuse yank and that's what led me to the b3 fuse which goes to the bcm. Another observed event is the driver door response. It now only releases when the latch is on it's way back up. The other door is fine with release as soon as it is pushed a smidge down. That may well be a relay in...
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    BCM Battery Drain

    The drain of 0.26amps is not normal. The service manual notes that initial reading should drof to 25-35 milliamps after 3 minutes. The drain is such that I would be out of juice the second day. I noted the drain level in case someone knew what circuit would pull about 1/4 amp. There are several...
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    BCM Battery Drain

    Been trying to find the cause and I traced it to fuse B3 which feeds into the body control unit. There is a steady draw of .26amps which nicely drops to. 03amps when the fuse is pulled, thus confirming the bcm. Anyone have any thoughts on what might be suspect? Thanks Max
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    help! keys locked in trunk!

    Make a duplicate key and hide it in an accessible location on the car!
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    Cheap E-Brake Pads!

    I've used it as a lazy brake on slopes in traffic. Will this alleviate wear? Got 60k+ miles and will check. Is there a reason for this wear?

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