Forum: L-Series General
01-22-2021, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 451
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Forum: L-Series General
01-22-2021, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 451
Re: another revisitation on old actuator trick
In theory, no one wants to hear the hvac mode, temperature or recirculate doors moving and design sees to that. I can hear the quiet movement of actuators when paying attention to each one but...
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Forum: Vue Tech
01-21-2021, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 113
Re: electrical failure
Four weeks before a new alternator caved in? Either you're running massive amps to shatter ear drums with your favorite tunes or gremlins rewired the electrical system. Yours lasted three weeks...
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Forum: L-Series General
01-21-2021, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 451
Re: another revisitation on old actuator trick
^ In a nutshell, heater control malfunctions occur can occur in these areas; wiring, control head if its auto climate control (no cables, linkages to control panel), hvac internal door mechanism and...
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Forum: L-Series General
01-20-2021, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 451
Re: another revisitation on old actuator trick
As you know, seniors like to use the phrase "young at heart, old age is a state of mind", etc. I've been informed of my spoken words as sometimes harsh or condescending. The word 'condescend' isn't...
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Forum: Vue Tech
01-20-2021, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 113
Re: electrical failure
Never assume a new battery and alternator are fault free. They can fail at any time without rhyme or reason. Sight unseen, descriptions seem to be power related; battery, battery cables, their...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-20-2021, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 225
Re: '03 L200 Bong question.
Please don't accept whatever I post as factual until verified with your owner's manual or if a member corrects anything I post as incorrect. I'm neither an authority nor expert on Saturns. Just...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-20-2021, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 225
Re: '03 L200 Bong question.
Do you have the owner's manual or not? There are many things covering GMs Passlock anti theft system with or without factory remotes (not given to the next owner, damaged, not replaced). If you used...
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Forum: Ion General
01-20-2021, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,111
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Forum: Vue Tech
01-20-2021, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 113
Re: electrical failure
Before panicking about an expensive repair, try the easy stuff. How old is the battery? Batteries tend to last the length of it's warranty then die. Are both battery cable connections clean, secure...
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Forum: L-Series General
01-18-2021, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 451
Re: another revisitation on old actuator trick
I retired after 42 yrs. Fast approaching 70. The only reference I recall was something in the '70's about having flow thru ventilation in cars at all times whether the blower works or not. Mechanical...
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Forum: L-Series General
01-18-2021, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 451
Re: another revisitation on old actuator trick
Whether this was hearsay or fact, a problem remains if this were true.
Most here can remember the old days of manual ac and heater controls with levers or dials connected to mechanical linkages....
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-18-2021, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
Brian90638, click on each snapshot to open a new page for a larger view. A Hall effect sensor is magnetic pickup device to detect metal passing by similar to the crank sensor detecting teeth on...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-18-2021, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
Ugh,....... I'll get back to you after I drag out 50 lbs of service manuals and find P0343. I prefer to reply from an authoritative point of view holding a service manual as my reference. I trip on...
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Forum: Aura General
01-17-2021, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 107
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-17-2021, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
rfisher, I'm only human and can react like anyone else when frustrated and having zero patience sometimes. I use symbols to substitute for foul words on public message boards. I can be more...
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Forum: Aura General
01-17-2021, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 107
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-16-2021, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 269
Re: Saturn Stuck in 3rd Gear
I think you meant 04 L200 4cyl. Better to post a new thread of a suspected faulty input speed sensor and any error code(s) suggesting sensor fault.
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-15-2021, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
Well now, you're the expert on hard nylon heating for removal of this vacuum check valve. Apparently I don't have the patience to wait for this *!%@×?;-< to soften as you dd. Better yet, you avoided...
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Forum: Vue Tech
01-15-2021, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 444
Re: Wrench Light, no symptoms, 2005 VUE
joshjani, a number of P type error codes won't show up on generic readers and P0873 is one of them. Since the engine light never turned on and the wrench light did, VCX NANO decoded it. As you become...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-14-2021, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 225
Re: '03 L200 Bong question.
Mistakes that don't hurt anyone and shared for a good laugh while pointing out how not to do things are life's little pleasures.
Remember, the yellow oil can dripping oil is not a low oil light....
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-14-2021, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 225
Re: '03 L200 Bong question.
'Dats your oil change light (yellow). No it's not a bong. It's reminding you to change oil and filter. Your owner's manual describes it. The algorithm takes into account number of engine cycles,...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-13-2021, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
Yes, I'm an expert at screwing up. Fortunately, achievements far outnumber mistakes. At least 2 to 1.........
Dimensions are left out in both items, a concern not mentioned in forums, especially...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-12-2021, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
A follow up with one snapshot and possibly a better suggestion if the Dorman vacuum check valve has a larger O.D. barbed fitting than the original.
I removed the Dorman 90 degree hose extension...
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Forum: L-Series Tech
01-12-2021, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 373
Re: 2002 LW300 Brake Boost Failure?
Unless Dorman makes the vacuum check valve in a smaller diameter for the hose end, (I have no idea, maybe 5mm/1/4" OD?) the universal Dorman check valve has a larger OD than our Saturns check valve....
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