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    Red Triangle at 73 MPH in Neutral !

    If you want to maximize your fuel economy avoid neutral and practice the proper accelerator pedal feathering technique. Above 41 mph your gas...
    Post by: thatguy, Jul 11, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Abs lights are turning on but only when I use Torque

    I experienced the same thing as the OP when I would stop for gas without turning off Torque or the kiwi bluetooth adapter. The car would come on...
    Post by: thatguy, Mar 28, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Wiring the Axxess ASWC (Automatic Steering Wheel Control)

    I installed an ASWC and a JVC radio in my 2005 Prius this weekend. The radio went in fine but the ASWC took a while to figure out. Happily it all...
    Post by: thatguy, Feb 13, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics
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    Resonant tone at speed and red triangle, ((!)), and VSC warning lights

    Car is all fixed up and driving beautifully with a new transaxle. After 30 minutes on the highway MG2 is about 5C warmer than MG1, a huge...
    Post by: thatguy, Feb 10, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    New owner, disappointed in mpg...

    I don’t mind driving near the speed limit (55-65 around here) as I think of my car as a car, not a time machine. If I’m running late I don’t...
    Post by: thatguy, Feb 10, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    Resonant tone at speed and red triangle, ((!)), and VSC warning lights

    I wasn't able to ohm out MG2 so I drove the car to my old mechanic, dropping it off after he closed for the day. The tone continued to get louder...
    Post by: thatguy, Jan 24, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Gen2 Prius: Custom PIDs for Torque (Android App) with formulas

    My 2005 Prius has 157k miles on it so far. Aside from accident repairs and free pump recalls this will be its first major work. Sure beats the...
    Post by: thatguy, Jan 18, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Gen2 Prius: Custom PIDs for Torque (Android App) with formulas

    Thanks for doing all the hard work to maintain and verify the Torque extended PIDs. They have been immensely valuable for both improving regular...
    Post by: thatguy, Jan 18, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Resonant tone at speed and red triangle, ((!)), and VSC warning lights

    Somewhat mixed results I did the tight-turn-in-a-parking-lot test and discovered that, once all the change in my car finished moving to the...
    Post by: thatguy, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Gen2 Prius: Custom PIDs for Torque (Android App) with formulas

    Question about the MG1 and MG2 temperatures: Are the equations assigned to the correct description? If you look at the equations for MG gate...
    Post by: thatguy, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Resonant tone at speed and red triangle, ((!)), and VSC warning lights

    All, Thanks for the replies. I had another hour drive this morning without any error lights but the noise seems to have worsened. To date the...
    Post by: thatguy, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Resonant tone at speed and red triangle, ((!)), and VSC warning lights

    I'm not sure if this is a general FWD car problem or a Prius problem but a week ago I noticed a loud, and reasonably pure, tone that seems to be...
    Thread by: thatguy, Jan 14, 2012, 14 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Disabling DC/DC Converter Fuse Removal

    My 2005 Prius draws about 240W from the HV battery in READY mode with all accessories off. While stopped in drive with the brakes, HID lights,...
    Post by: thatguy, Dec 12, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Gen2 Prius: Custom PIDs for Torque (Android App) with formulas

    I've been playing with the two options for displaying friction brake losses and have come to the conclusion that they provide similar data with a...
    Post by: thatguy, Dec 1, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion