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Interesting. Okay, all the lights you mentioned are in parallel. As I recall this all happened after you fried the cig lighter. I would start by unplugging the lighter connector and repeating the test (hopefully you have a stockpile of TAIL fuses!). A possible scenario for this would be a...

Are you referring to the heater control valve hoses? Best bet to those is to remove the evap cannister and then unbolt the heater control valve to get better access to the clamps. The 90 deg elbow at the back is a real PIA. In my case I used some extra long 45 degree needle nose pliers to...

The dimmer rheostat is in series with the ground side of the circuit. I suspect you have an open circuit in the ground from the rheostat to the car body. If you have a DVM, disconnect the dimmer switch and check the resistance between the white-black wire (on dimmer connector attached to the...

For my Volvo that has an OBD-II port, if I look at the engine coolant temperature (ECT) as I drive around it varies from 190F to 220F all the time. I think 220F is when the electric fan kicks in. Typically on the highway it runs 190-195 F (it has a 190F thermostat). In town with less airflow...

A piece of schedule 40 PVC pipe (1" I think) is a better choice than a socket. Easy to notch out PVC too.

You need about 3-4 inches of plier length past the bend. personally, I could not find anything that was big enough to reach. I also found that a 45 degree bend was better than 90deg because the cam cover interfereres with opening the 90 deg types. Good luck. Post the source if you find some...

For the back 90 deg bypass hose use worm clamps. Getting pliers in there to squeeze the spring clamps is a major PIA.

Dirt gets between the SS mesh and the soft tube inside and with enough flexing will eventually pierce the line. Its unlikely to be a defect, just bad luck. I wouldn't use them in wet/snowy climates. By the way, my Goodrich lines do not have an outer cover, but I do know that you can get them...

I was thinking about this one on the way home from work. I understand your comment about the non-sequential injector control, but even if it was sequential there is only the aggregate O2 sensor to go by, so the ECU cannot work at the cyinder level but rather makes its decisions based on the...

Some thoughts. If the O2 sensor is cross counting then it must be (on average) stochiometric at the sensor. Your gas analyzer says it is not, so something is fundamentally out of whack here. You've calibrated the analyzer, so what's left? I would look for a miss on a cylinder. That would make...

Exhaust cam seal turns to stone after 15 years (mine could actually be rotated in place because it had shrunk so much!). Be sure to replace the CPS o-ring while your in this deep. It will have turned to stone as well... and water bypass hoses #5 and #6.

That's an interesting idea. I guess I'll need to get the two gaskets for the heater union. Any guesses as to the size of that fitting?

I cannot find any tool to reach in between the firewall and back of the head to get the hose clips off of water bypass hose #5. Anyone have any tips for doing this one?

Do you have the part number of the new one? There's a million numbers in the EPC. My best guess is 15301-42012

The stock front brake lines are in two pieces, top and bottom. The SS lines I bought (Goodrich) were one piece per side. I can't say I noticed a huge difference between SS and my 16 year old stock lines.

Don't use the trailer wiring harness. Those things get intermittent after a few connection cycles, and they don't like heat. Be aware that connector pin materials vary. Auto applications usually go with high copper alloy pin metals for high strength, good thermal and electrical properties, and...

I built a rough approximation to the SST. If you have a manual, just put it in 5th with the wheels well chocked.

When I removed my bolt, I needed a 3 foot steel gas pipe extension on my breaker bar to get enough torque on the bolt. I'm not sure I want all that force restrained by some rope on one piston, especially if there is any chance the force would not be evenly applied across the piston surface like...

The only place I know that sells them is SPX http://toyota.spx.com/index.aspx You have to call them for a quote. Looks expensive.

I'm running 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% misc. :icon_bigg