tamboo

hope that compressor can do its thing.
didnt know about the pressure switch til after i bought it lol.
just shot some 134 into mine.
nice and cold now tho rad fan wasnt coming on.
been meaning to replace blower motor, after i did that rad fan is now on.
old one was drawing too much current i guess and load detector was shutting down rad fan?
two big thumbs up for 4 seasons blower motors.
last one did 12 years, factory unit went after 10 or so.

tony_2018

There's an a.c. switch to detect refrigerant. You jump it to do firm your compressor is working but don't keep it like that.

danteisme

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So i've got about 600 miles on the teg now. i went through over the weekend and double checked all of the suspension bolts to make sure they were still tight. only 1 or 2 were a tad loose. 2 small issues have presented themselves. I was at a traffic light yesterday and i got a smell of burning oil. Like, oil hitting something hot type of burning. So i put the car up on ramps and looked underneath. there is a slight oil seep at the oil pan gasekt right next to the transmission. i thought maybe it was just a loose bolt, so i grabbed a 10mm and went to tighten it but it was already very tight. i'm thinking i may have over tightened that bolt and the one next to it and now the gasket is squished. as long as it stays a slight seep, i'm not gonna worry about it for now. Its just annoying because whatever drips off is landing on the exhaust manifold.

the other issue a possible sensor issue...maybe. My VAFC2 usually reads about 14.5 volts. However, after the car warms up, as i apply the throttle the voltage dips down to about 12.8 or 12.7 according to the gauge. i'm not sure where the VAFC gets its voltage reading from, if it is from the alternator or from the battery. When i lift off the throttle, it goes back to bout 14.5. Along with this, sometimes in 2nd and 3rd gear if i'm very light on the throttle (less than 10%), i get some minor hesitation and bucking. At the same time, the volts are dropping. i'm wondering if the TPS sensor is no good and is affecting the volt reading and is causing the hesitation and bucking? Its not a well known brand TPS, so it may be just a cheap part that is causing the problem.

any other ideas?

tony_2018

usually depends on your source of 12v power but most connections are off the battery.

danteisme

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you're right, i just looked up the manual. It is pulling battery voltage.

tamboo

you definitely get what you pay for when it comes to a tps.
ebay brand x and blox didn't cut it.
(f u blox for not standing up for your "product") 8(
got a dorman for $30 or so and 2 thumbs way up! 8)

danteisme

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yeah i should have known better. I'll grab a dorman model and see if that fixes the weird issues.

tony_2018

Junkyard hopping for tps sensors are fun.

PGHintegra

If you want I'll just give you the tps off the manifold I got off you I'm not using it. I wish I would've saw this earlier but just text me whenever if you still have my number

GreatWave

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I've got a GSR throttle body I'm not using at home, Dante. It's yours if you pay the shipping. PM me bud.

tony_2018

hey, can you give dimensions of your sedan sunroof?

danteisme

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I think i looked that up before i bought my cheapo ebay sensor. It was a different part number than the one for my car. Not sure if it is an OBD1 vs OBD2 thing or a GSR vs LS thing. I'll shoot you a text too in case you dont get back on here and see this.

Heck ya man! I appreciate that, PM coming your way.

Sure what do you need? Just dimensions of the glass?

tony_2018

Yes sir, the dimension. I kinda want to do something crazy with my sister's non-functional sunroof.

danteisme

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At the widest parts its about 20.5" x 31.875"

tony_2018

muchos gracias.

danteisme

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so whatchu gonna do with the sunroof???

tony_2018

Since its not functional I was thinking of building a solar panel and use a controller to charge security backup battery. When the car is not in use for a week or a little more it drains the car battery. So I said **** it, a small solar panel that generates enough to charge the battery will do, add in a charge controller to ensure it doesn't drain the battery during night time and we're golden. But I have to build a panel with enough solar cells though.

We'll see if it gets traction. Busy atm with bushing replacement for my civic sedan.

danteisme

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I almost forgot to tell you, got the TB in. I'm having a hell of a time trying to get those factory rivets or whatever they are out to get the TPS off.

GreatWave

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Do you have a die grinder? That's what I always use lol. A hack saw might work too.

tamboo

lmao i hacksawed .
get replacement bolts that tighten with
a socket or allen. the philips head screws
that came with one of the cheap tps were a joke.
no way to torque those enough to keep things
from shifting around lol.

GreatWave

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If I had thought about it I could have done that before I sent it to you. Sorry dude!

danteisme

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no worries!

i read on the forum about how some people got them off. I tried one method, and it laughed at me lol. i used a dremel with a cutting disc to cut a groove in each rivet thing and attempted to remove it with a flat head screw driver

danteisme

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messed with the TB yesterday and finally got that bugger out. Hopefully i'll have some free time this week after work to replace it. i ended up using a reverse drill bit and it actually dug in enough that it un-threaded the entire bolt. Also picked up two reman window motors for the rear They are basically non functioning right now lol. I know that is going to be a huge PITA to replace, so that will have to wait for some weekend when i can take my time and get those rear doors disassembled.

danteisme

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another quick update, i pulled the trigger on a quarter panel for the driver's side. Should be here Friday or Monday. Definitely won't be installed until the end of this fall / winter. I'm having too much fun driving the car. I wanted to get it while i had the extra funds before something else claimed them lol

tony_2018

What? I thought you fixed the quarter panels? Or was it just the passenger side?