ChapmanF's Recent Activity
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ChapmanF replied to the thread End of Life?.
What does it mean to "see" an image? To be able to describe it? Tell you what is in it? Draw inferences about what it is showing or...
Aug 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Why can't I use battery modules from a Gen 3 in a Gen 2 pack?.
I'm not aware of them being different. I think the gen 2 modules got a smidge longer than gen 1's.
Aug 25, 2026 at 10:12 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread No, that wasn't a mouse in the heater.
It may be right as rain again after just disassembly and wiping with contact cleaner. Somewhere on this board, though, there's a...
Aug 25, 2026 at 9:11 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread 2003 Prius - Door Locks?.
Yes, there are posts around here from people who opened up the assembly and just replaced the motor inside with some generic one they...
Aug 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Methods to secure rear bumper to retainer bracket?.
This was a different kind of damage, but I enjoyed the fix when I saw it: [img] Mendel saw one like it too: [img] Maybe it's only...
Aug 25, 2026 at 8:56 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Replace rear drums and brake pads or not?.
Don't count on it working very well; it doesn't suck any fluid through the passages whose valves are closed off at the time inside the...
Aug 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Super confused about brake bleeding.
In Techstream, you see two different menu options: a longer procedure for when work has been done on the head-end components and air...
Aug 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread this website has gone ballistic..
Now it's just taunting me. I can try it, discover it's up, yay, find a post I want to reply to, write a reply, post ... nope.
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:05 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Gen 2 New Cable brings lots of new Codes....
It takes two ECUs to (not) communicate, say ECU X isn't able to communicate with ECU Y. You know which ECU is Y by looking at the code...
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Replace rear drums and brake pads or not?.
You've discovered that pretty much any use of the brakes at all will have made enough heat that your test can't tell you what you want...
Aug 24, 2026 at 10:54 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Replace rear drums and brake pads or not?.
You need both. Applying the parking brake more than one time in a row doesn't do any more than applying it once; normal braking more...
Aug 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread The 1980's just called......they want their Garmins back!!!!.
If the 1990s want theirs back too, they can HAVE mine. It's been useless since the week-number rollover in 2019.
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:28 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Keeps blowing water pumps, 3rd water pump, code p261b.
There are supposed to be two different mechanical latch features keeping the pins from backing out of that connector: a primary one that...
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread EGR/Intake Manifold Cleaning.
"Can the MAP sensor sense MAP when there's oil on it?" would be my first question. If I looked at the reading with the engine off and it...
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:09 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread EGR/Intake Manifold Cleaning.
If that happens, then once the valve is reassembled, you should be able to stick your thumbs on the valve plunger and push it closed,...
Aug 20, 2026 at 11:03 PM
