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ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.
That is loosening one of the few flare nuts that connect steel lines to the outside of the actuator and watching some air bubbles come...
Jul 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread B1476 AC Compressor Not Working - seeking sage advice.
The repair manual section for B1476 pretty much tells it like it is. The electrical power drawn by the compressor in operation is being...
Jul 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.
TV;DW that's a short video that shows somebody loosening a steel line connection at the actuator while the pump runs, letting a frothy...
Jul 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread I'm back; breaking pledge -- electric problem...sosumi.
As I walked home from the (official) fireworks downtown, there were a lot of (unofficial) fireworks going up in the neighborhood....
Jul 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Only Three Words.
Spirit of thread?
Jul 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread I'm back; breaking pledge -- electric problem...sosumi.
Are you talking about the MGFT1, MGFT2 families? In Leviton's catalog I see a bunch of colors....
Jul 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Trunk hatch release issue.
It seems as if you may have spent half a decade or so interpreting my other questions for information the same way you interpreted this...
Jul 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Trunk hatch release issue.
How do you figure? Keep in mind that at the time I asked, I had no way to know whether you had purchased a Toyota or a non-OEM part. So...
Jul 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Has anyone used the Autel MaxiAP2000 to bleed brakes post actuator-swap?.
When I mentioned there's always somebody on YouTube or PriusChat who will tell you it doesn't matter that those valves are closed when...
Jul 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread HAPPY 250th Birthday USA.
The rain was kind of a blessing—the celebration downtown is kind of a crowded ordeal most years. This time I could walk right up and sit...
Jul 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread code p3102 and intermittent triangle of DOOM.
Does that mean Dr. Prius is the app you're using with it? Last I knew, Dr. Prius wasn't a complete solution for reading trouble codes...
Jul 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread LiBSU - Redesigning the "Battery Support Unit" to Support Lithium.
This seems to be a gen 3 decision to simplify the BSU. In gen 1 and gen 2, it was a full-fledged "Battery ECU" that had its own network...
Jul 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Can we use Li-Ion battery in 2011 Prius.
Batteries are DC. Such a transformer can only work its magic on AC.
Jul 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Trump repair act.
The last paragraph looks like standard CYA lawyering to say the memo doesn't give you any new reasons to sue the federal government. It...
Jul 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread HAPPY 250th Birthday USA.
“When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work, because they are increasingly viewed as the villains … We...
Jul 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
