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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread Dr. Prius Green vs Yellow bars.

    Interesting. The ChatGPT answer said some stuff like "Yellow Bars = Temporary voltage drop or rise in that block compared to the others....

    Oct 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread Dr. Prius Green vs Yellow bars.

    I looked at that ChatGPT thread, and then asked a follow-up: "Can you direct me to the source of the above information on the color...

    Oct 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread P0a72-515 engine error code help.

    I don't see any need of a milli-ohm tester for the P0A72-515 troubleshooting steps. When a wire measurement "good" value is given as...

    Oct 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Are Brake Bleeds necessary?.

    CuNiFe is nice, and easy to hand bend. My preference any time I fix a brake line without the official replacement.

    Oct 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Dr. Prius Green vs Yellow bars.

    The Google AI isn't completely helpless. If asked to find contact info for the developer of the Dr Prius app, it comes right up with the...

    Oct 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Dome light fuse / J6 Connector / slow battery drain.

    Maybe—if you're very sensitive to warmth and there's no draft to distract you, and so on. Or if you know somebody with a thermal imager....

    Oct 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Toyota wins the solid-state race.

    Or will have, once it is mass-producing them cost-effectively and they are reliable?

    Oct 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Are Brake Bleeds necessary?.

    A new page in the thread, a new place for a reminder that "brake bleeding" and "brake fluid replacement" are not the same thing, so to...

    Oct 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Dr. Prius Green vs Yellow bars.

    Yeah, the AI bot wrote in a very confident style while clearly not knowing what it was talking about. Which isn't a lot different from...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Low Coolant and Now P3191.

    I'd kind of expect a P0102 code if the MAF got left unplugged. Sometimes diagnostic progress can be slowed by starting with some...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake master cylinder and booster pump.

    It's easy to hear the brake pump running, so that's an easy check for whether it could even be the culprit. In a good unit, it should...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Wheel noise -- bad bearings or something else?.

    Hardly ever does anyone manage to "summarize" something I've said by saying so nearly the opposite of what I said. o_O So once more...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread AC blows cold air when car stopped, hot when moving.

    Does the servo just have a gear sticking out, or some more elaborate linkage with a limited range of travel? If it's a linkage with a...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacing 2001 heater blower without cutting the dash.

    I wonder how hard it'd be to cut something like a REINFORCEMENT, GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR out of flat stock and then kind of cold roll...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread MediCare wellness visit.

    Gemini is telling me the safety wonks don't encourage using the word 'inflammable' at all anymore, because it was so often...

    Oct 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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