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  1. You can siphon, fill, run, siphon, fill, run until the fluid is clean. You take the steering box return hose of at the pump and place in a drain pan, cap the fitting on the pump, run the engine and fill until clean. Run the engine only for a few seconds at a time. There isn't much fluid in the pump and it's pumped out fast Or you can do this
  2. I see this type of head gasket failure all the time in older Volvo engines. The head gasket is eaten away buy electrolysis and always by #1 or #4 cylinder in the 4 cylinder engine, #6 cylinder in the straight 6 engines.
  3. @W-T you're right about the voltage spike. The proper relay is a must for system protection. When I was at the Volvo factory school the instructor demonstrated voltage surge of over 100 VDC in a 12 volt system by just disconnecting the fuel injection control module. The battery should also be disconnected before unplugging or reattaching any module for this resound. @Mopar1973Man said these problems didn't start for the first 10 years. May be it took 10+ years for a cumulative effect of corrosion, factory paint resistance and poorly maintained connections allowing the AC ripple to have an evict on the more sensitive parts of the electrical system. W-T, I've been to Paradise, CA a few years back when my son was at Chico State. It's really a nice little town in the hills.l
  4. It's on a bracket between the PDC and the ABS controller. If you have a factory repair manual the description is at sections 5 pages 9-10.
  5. No it won't. Sounds like you have a bad combination valve.
  6. Check the pawn shops first if you can. I bought a used Fluke 77 for $75 at one.
  7. You need a meter that has a 2 volt AC scale or auto ranging. 200V scale is not sensitive enough for these low AC readings.
  8. I get RV products, like the Dicor sealant, from Amazon. They have good prices on those products and free shipping, without being a member of Prime, if the total amount of the purchase is over $50. The other RV needs are bought are from my local mom n' pop store in town.
  9. If AC noise is low and DC voltage/amperage is good I would look elsewhere for the P1682 problem. The PCM comes to mind. It controls the signal to the voltage gauge and transmission.
  10. Anyone ever use the rebuilt RV275 https://www.dieselautopower.com/rebuilt-rv275-marine-300-40hp-injectors-0432193635r
  11. Good luck with your new home it looks nice with all the creature comforts. When I bought my 5th wheel I didn't even own a truck. I had the delivery put in the contract.
  12. I received my recall noticed from Fleetwood this week. It looks like I'll be getting a new extinguisher to replace the 14 year old one for free.
  13. I don't know what it will do in Idaho but in North Carolina it's been known to make you look like a chicken.
  14. The PCM turns the A/C on by grounding the A/C compressor clutch relay when commanded by the A/C heater control switch and the A/C low and high pressure switches are closed and grounded. You could install a switch between pins 1-C3 and 22-C3 of the PCM. This would give anytime control with the added benefit of low/high pressure cut off if needed.
  15. Don't say "nest egg". Dripley will think it's his. My neighbor had a sewer backup the other day. He called the plumber out and the plumber did an inspection of the drain line with a camera. The plumber told my neighbor that he had found the problem. "There's a crack in the clay drain pipe and some roots are starting to get in causing a bunch of condoms to get hung on them slowing the flow". "Condoms"! my neighbor exclaimed. "I never use them so who's flushing them down the drain"? I think his wife, Lucy, had some explaining to do.
  16. The beers at Dripley's house and you have to bring it.
  17. See if there is anything here that will help.
  18. No more traffic infractions or driving under the influence arrests/accidents. The saving of misery from injury let alone the reduction in deaths incurred is worth the removal of the human factor. Think of it... No more drivers education or driver's license testing needed, A reduced Dept. of Motor Vehicle staff. Attorneys that specialize in driving under the influence and vehicle injury cases will have to find a new area of law to practice. Since no one is driving the revenue stream from fines and fees collected by the county/state for infractions would dry up. We all know that the government can't do with less so the government will come up with new and more creative ways to suck the money out of your pocket. One way, which is being tested in select areas of California, is charge a fee for each mile the vehicle is driven. So are we seeing the beginning of the end of driving a car? No there will still be some around just like the horse and buggy is today. A novelty and nothing more.
  19. I pre treat my work clothing by spraying the 'soiled' spots with GREASE LIGHTNING® . I buy it by the gallon at Home Depot. http://www.greased-lightning.com/Garage/
  20. Blind rivet part no. 34201631. Jeep Cherokee uses them also. Look on Amazon.
  21. Let see if I understand what your saying. When you turn the key you can here the starter solenoid snapping the bendix into the ring gear but the starter motor is not turning the engine over? If this is the case then with fully charged batteries check the cranking voltage with a volt meter when the key is turned to start. The battery voltage should drop to ~11.5V when the starter is running then come back up to a rest voltage of ~12.5V . If there is no drop in voltage then check for a bad/loose connection at the solenoid terminal of the strap that goes into the starter. I have seen the terminal nut that holds the strap/cable to the solenoid come loose. This is not the cable from the battery to the starter. You can test for voltage at that terminal also. If you have voltage there when the key is turned then you have a bad starter. If you have no voltage there with the key turned and the solenoid moving the bendix then the contacts in the solenoid are bad.