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  1. ChapmanF attached a file to the thread Explain these battery codes for me.

    There is a voltage difference between blocks of more than a third of a volt there between highest and lowest, likely the explanation of...

    P0A80.png Apr 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread New starting battery. Memory saver or jumper cables?.

    Gen 3 Prius windows are supposed to remember where up is. Gen 2 would forget.

    Apr 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM

  3. ChapmanF replied to the thread P0A4B workup... >1V on HV control ECU M5 connector.

    The resolvers are critical parts, but they are also inside the transmission, where it's next to impossible for anything to happen to...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread "P" shift position vs. PARK button.

    By the same token, back when you could buy the dead-tree manuals from Helm, you'd spend a few hundred for the repair manuals, something...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread P0A94 diagnosis/inverter replaced.

    A code showing up as 'historic' ought not to be causing a "check hybrid system" warning or preventing the car going READY. At least my...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 9:55 AM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacing the blower motor.

    No, I just mean it blows less. A good demonstration was when I overhauled the blower motor in a GF's old Ford Galaxie. That motor was...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Repair manual.

    Is that just a matter of not having https set up for the site? Web browsers are getting more and more aggressive about 'protecting'...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacing the blower motor.

    Even if they have opposite rotation directions, though, the result would be anemic airflow, but not reversed airflow. Even when rotating...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread "P" shift position vs. PARK button.

    That looks like the kind of diagram you find in the New Car Features manual—that's the one that explains what all the parts of the car...

    Apr 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacing the blower motor.

    It still wouldn't make very much sense, though, as the blower is a centrifugal design, and those characteristically will always move air...

    Apr 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Replacing the blower motor.

    That's weird. A centrifugal blower generally will push air the same way (in at the center, out at the periphery) whichever direction it...

    Apr 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake pads and Rotors?.

    My local dealership used to charge MSRP, and sometimes they would let me talk them down to a discounted price similar to what online...

    Apr 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread 2012 Head Gasket Replacement - Timing Chain Tensioner won't insert.

    The OP may have been about it not inserting properly.

    Apr 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Can I bleed the stroke simulator without starting Linear Valve Offset?.

    The only such experience I've had on my gen 3 is that I've had the offset-learning step not succeed when it executes automatically at...

    Apr 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread 12v reading in ready mode help.

    In my experience, scan tools that show you the 12-volt system voltage are usually not asking an ECU in the car, but just measuring the...

    Apr 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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