2000 Chevrolet C3500 pickup with intermittent battery drain. Installed amp meter in between battery negative post and negative battery cable. A test light can be substituted if needed but not really recommended. Let vehicle sit for about 45 minutes to ensure all modules had gone to sleep and a .85 amp drain remained. Removed all … Continue reading “2000 Chevrolet C3500 Intermitent Battery Drain”
The blower, most of the push buttons and the outside temperature display were inop. Checked basic fuses and all were okay. I did some research and found that there is a problem with the outside air / recirculation motors failing and shutting down the control assembly. The motor is located behind the glove box. Before … Continue reading “1998 Toyota Avalon A/C Inop”
Vehicle cranks normally but within a few seconds the engine starts to stall. If the throttle is pressed the engine will run but it surges severely. With a little research I found that the fuel pump on this vehicle operates at two different speeds and that the speeds are controlled by changing the supply voltage. … Continue reading “1991 Lexus LS400 – Cranks & Stalls”
Vehicle came in with complaint of no blower operation. Removed hush panel on passenger side below the glove box. Located harness connector for blower motor power regulator. Disconnected harness connector. Checked for battery positive on the Red wire, battery negative on the Brown wire and variable positive voltage on the White wire as controlled by … Continue reading “1999 Mercedes SLK230 Blower Inop”
This was not a particularly difficult problem but I thought it was interesting. Engine would die out on acceleration and felt like it was running out of fuel. Customer said it happened all of a sudden. Checked fuel pressure at service port located at rear of throttle body. Fuel pressure was at 5 – 6 … Continue reading “1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Low Fuel Pressure”
Vehicle came in with customer complaint of rear a/c inop and the odometer / message center only has dashes displayed. This vehicle was a 2001 Ford Windstar but this repair applies to several years of Windstars. Having seen this problem before I checked to see if any fuses were blown and fuse number 10 was … Continue reading “2001 Ford Windstar Odometer, Cruise Control and Rear Blower Inop”
Car came in with complaint of power trunk release inop. Would not work with remote or switch on dash. The first thing checked was that the valet switch in the glove box was not switch on. It was not. Checked for power and ground at trunk release solenoid located at the latch assembly. No power … Continue reading “1993 Buick Roadmaster Power Trunk Release Inop”
The engine cranks over normally and either stalls when put into any gear or fails to run at all. Checked codes and found no communication with engine computer. I also noted that during the stall condition or the no run condition that the service engine soon and door ajar indicator lights on the left side … Continue reading “1999 Taurus Cranks & Stalls When Put In Gear, No Run Condition”