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Silly, I know, but was pretty happy with getting old grime removed.
From a fellow perfectionist...not silly at all. A little chemical nourishment/preservation like this may save you from replacing a cracked panel some day!
I need a little help. In the 2nd picture of Seattle Cone's 1290 posting the one with the printing on the right in it the one after the hand and towel picture.. In the picture it shows some type of curved support peace with 6 bolts/screws holding it on. 3 on the far right under the rocker and 3 more spread out between center and left side. What is that peace called? Does anyone know the part number by chance.
Thanks for the help
I must have been looking at the wrong part. The part I am looking for is in front of the rear wheel and only has 2 bolts and 1 screw. It is maybe 6-8 inches long. The 2 bolts are on the outside in front and the screw comes in from the back. Mine is an 06 and I thought from your picture that was the part but it is not. I do not see that part on the underside of my SC on either front or rear wheel. Is the picture you showed in front of the rear wheel?
Installed (hardwired) the USB fast charger with battery voltages monitored. Couldn’t find the suitable location so I used the cigarette lighter. Looks really nice.
Removed cigarette lighter holder, enlarged the hole then installed the USB charger in place. Wired to the existing lighter circuit.
QC 3.0 Dual USB Fast Charger Socket + Digital Dis...
That is a very clean installation. Is it simply a push in type and just sits flush? However, if you hardwired it, I'm doubtful it just pushes in. I'm also interested in your answer to Seattle SCone's question. I installed one of these on my tractor and love that it can also provide me a status of my battery.
That is a very clean installation. Is it simply a push in type and just sits flush? However, if you hardwired it, I'm doubtful it just pushes in. I'm also interested in your answer to Seattle SCone's question. I installed one of these on my tractor and love that it can also provide me a status of my battery.
Rich
Maple Valley, Wa
It’s installed flush. Just remove the cigarette lighter holder, then install the charger in place. You need to enlarge the hole because the diameters difference. Hardwire the charger using the existing lighter circuit. Took me less than 1/2 hour, most of which is to enlarge the hole.
Cleaned and deodorized HVAC coils using a can of Nextzett 96110515 Klima-Cleaner Air Conditioner Cleaner - 10 fl oz spray foam. It comes with a long, thin nose attachment. I sprayed half through the blower fan and half up through the coil drain tube under car.
Examined how hard it would be to remove the blower. The trim below glove box is easy enough to remove, but the angle at the screws is really awkward. I decided to go from above and feed through the top of the blower fan. That only takes removal of the air filter. However, getting the hose into the condenser chamber required nearly the entire hose length and I needed my borescope to verify position before spraying the foam.
Here you see the foam cleaner tube pointed at the condenser.
Without a borescope, I would recommend simply doing the Lexus method of spraying up into the drain tube from below. You can push the foam tube quite a ways up and I didn't even need to use a stopper to get adequate seal to inject foam.
Drainage of the cleaner is a bit messy and gets spread over a larger area of floor because it will tend to spread atop lower engine cover. Fortunately, it's not too stinky nor messy.
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Completed power steering Seafoam Transtune flush and replacement of both reservoir hoses.
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Changed differential fill plug with new one. My old differential fill plug had been damaged and the Dan Fast shop had to air chisel its edges to spin it out to do my differential oil change (after I failed). They managed to re-use the old plug, but offered that I bring the car back around once I obtained a new plug and they would be happy to swap it in for me.
Because I had the car elevated anyway to bleed air from power steering, I went ahead and swapped in my new plug. The damaged plug was readily loosened by grasping its edges with monster, 12 inch long vice grips. Fresh crush gasket of course!
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Replaced old serpentine belt with new one from Lexus. I didn't see any cracking on the old belt, but it was getting aged. Probably the easiest thing I've done to the car in a while.
14 mm socket and long ratchet. Done in five minutes.
New serpentine belt on left, old on right. Tried to get a good shot comparing the belts, but phone camera didn't do well. In real life, the new belt has sharper rib features than the old.
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