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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread Maximum wattage inverter?.

    I meant to add a search link like this last night, since so many threads here already talk about it:...

    Jul 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread this website has gone ballistic..

    Not convinced Search is resurrected yet

    Jul 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

    I think you kind of want it to be able to twist in the hole. So I think my first try would be to push the not-grippy piece through the...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Gas cap "anchor".

    PlastiDip. Or RTV silicone.

    Jul 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM

  5. ChapmanF attached a file to the thread Fueling trick - How to get your Gen 2 to take gas.

    The headlight-leveling sensor has nothing to do with the two inclination sensors that are built into the combination meter for the...

    meter.png inc-cntr.png Jul 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Quick way to determine a problem via ECU's.

    We have a page here that gives comprehensive information about that: Blink (a/k/a Flash) Codes – How to. | PriusChat Not all of the...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Independent Repair Shops. Worth the "Savings"?.

    It will if the dealer is good and the independent shop isn't. Both questions have highly variable answers.

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Pro sports and Science ROI.

    How much gets invested in sports out of (usually local, rather than federal) taxation, stadium tax breaks and the like?

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2013 Prius (240k) - P148F, P0301, P0302.

    I once had an engine put in (a different car) at a shop that gave me a good price. Some weeks later, the car was stolen from the street...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Ditch the Switch?.

    Meh. The thermostats in my house already understand the switch. I'm not sure I'll be able to obtain a firmware update with the changed...

    Jul 15, 2026 at 10:08 AM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake Bleeding Question.

    There is no non-Techstream brake bleed procedure in the Toyota repair manual. There is a non-Techstream fluid replacement procedure,...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread 08 ABS actuator tech stream problems.

    Are the only codes present the C1345 plus maybe C1368 indicating trouble learning the linear solenoid offset? If so, there is a "when...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread What are you reading?.

    There's a possibility, I guess, that the phrase "quiet, piggy!" that made the news some time in the last year, when it was spoken by a...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Which Computer Is Slow To Boot?.

    Gen 1 (by which we already mean the generation that was available in the US for model years 2001–2003) had quite the hodge-podge of...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread Fueling trick - How to get your Gen 2 to take gas.

    It's funny how often people discover procedures in the repair manual for calibrating something, and then wildly oversell what the...

    Jul 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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