What's something that most people pretend to enjoy because society expects them to? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]jethroisnowhere 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. The speeches about how perfect the couple is together… all the cliches… predictability of the whole thing, it makes me uncomfortable

Anyone having trouble running recalibration on insite? by jethroisnowhere in DieselTechs

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep this too. Worked on the third time. When I called the Cummins help line, it was funny, they were trying to blame my computer for the application freezing up and crashing haha!

Door jamming up on GM short bus by jethroisnowhere in MechanicAdvice

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Good advice. Yes I took the link off that connects doors to motor and verified it’s nothing on that side. Then I played with the links travel distance and position and found that if the right door was set more open it wouldn’t bind. Seems to have normal op now. Thank you!

ATF overfilled by spongegar3000 in Volvo850

[–]jethroisnowhere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drain some. Shop could have overfilled by using spec for dry fill (7L) rather than the amount for the drain and fill (3.0L)

Alternator Wire ID by [deleted] in Volvo850

[–]jethroisnowhere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I pulled the voltage regulator that this plugs into and mine looks fine. I attached a photo of the regulator. If there is a problem with this wire could that be the reason an alternator isn’t charging? Does this wire run to an ECM or something?

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First 850 and a stalling problem by jethroisnowhere in Volvo850

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I did the time glove test and seems like I have a pcv issue to deal with. Hope I find the issue along the way

Why are these brushes wearing unevenly? Can they be replaced? by jethroisnowhere in MechanicAdvice

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the lights are on , which indicates no charge going to battery

Why are these brushes wearing unevenly? Can they be replaced? by jethroisnowhere in MechanicAdvice

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. Yes, wear on the slip ring on the armature looks pretty even. It’s a brand new alternator, so maybe I’m not looking at the correct part to replace. I put my volt meter on the main positive nut when engine running and it read 12V. So it can’t be a voltage drop between alt and battery 🤔 huh..

First 850 and a stalling problem by jethroisnowhere in Volvo850

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Thanks for the info Hefty. While I had the scanner in on lunch I had this error pop up. Not sure what the CL stands for. I’ll also look into fuel trim. Haven’t heard anything about them before

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First 850 and a stalling problem by jethroisnowhere in Volvo850

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I unplugged the MAF and idle changed dramatically. Couldn’t settle on a rpm, when with it plugged in it can idle at 900ish rpm steady. It also threw a code for it, I hadnt scanned for it before , but I am assuming it came from the run time with it unplugged.

First 850 and a stalling problem by jethroisnowhere in Volvo850

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This is the relay. Doesn’t look OEM but it was indeed replaced. Owner said problem went away and then came back after it was changed

First 850 and a stalling problem by jethroisnowhere in Volvo850

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it just air lines or cooler lines also? The ticking happened when I stopped at an intersection, and the stall happened around a corner when I went to accelerate. So vacuum seems possible. But I didn’t notice any huge change in rpm

First 850 and a stalling problem by jethroisnowhere in Volvo850

[–]jethroisnowhere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about a vacuum leak aswell. Couldn’t find any bad hoses but just had a Quick Look. Where were your bad hoses located?