Recent content by Allen Miller

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    OK- I hate to do this. But I gotta get better headlights in my 2009 EXP

    IMO, GM is the absolute worst out there by far, followed by Honda/Acura. Everyone else is hit-or-miss by the various models... I think Lexus/Toyota and Tesla have the best LED lights. That's just my opinion... I'm not sure what IIHS says about them, but I know they just recently started rating...
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    Cold, fricken cold!

    -8°F for my commute in southeastern IN this morning.
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    My Salesman Called today...

    Carfax is often little more than a marketing gimmick to hide unreported damage. I've seen cars (even an expedition) with water lines in the interior that had a clean carfax. None of the power seats worked, and the frame was rotting away on a car that had only 100k miles on it, recently brought...
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    Had my truck rust treated today (pics)

    One of the Canadian guys on the CRZ forum had an issue with Krown shorting his trunk latch button, which is the same type of switch used for the glass... Taking it apart and cleaning it solved the issue though. Just maybe be careful if they treat your hatch.
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    Emergency Opinions

    That de-escalated quickly! Glad it was just the COP and not the whole transmission!
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    Emergency Opinions

    It is on the "maintenance free" transmissions of late that don't have a dipstick. slow leaks let it get low on fluid, and then after a while, it just toasts itself... most of the time you get some warning, but the threshold of "oh, it's been getting steadily louder lately" ramps up pretty...
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    Can anyone help decipher freeze frame data please?

    I'd hardly call that a "new fuel filter" in terms of diagnosing problems with your car.
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    200,699 mile report on 2007 Limited

    is it for sale, lol? I"m in the market.
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    On the hunt in Metro Detroit

    I"m not saying you can't find good ones in any market... and maybe SEMI is a good place to look for older vehicles cuz the bad ones fell apart years ago, lol. I hear you on the high mileage ones. I was shopping for these for my brother back in July, and the best one I found was a 2-owner 2003...
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    On the hunt in Metro Detroit

    I wouldn't buy anything older than 5years from SE michigan. Way too much rust for my preference. Keep on the lookout though, you might find one that's not a total rustbucket with a reasonable price. I'm having enough trouble here in SE Indiana.
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    OK- I hate to do this. But I gotta get better headlights in my 2009 EXP

    I bought this set of projectors for my explorer. I haven't gotten to install them yet, but they were pretty well recommended outside of amazon's reviews. I've used other iJDMToy products before and they seem to be pretty good quality. I'm also going to be installing these LEDs that were...
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    Running lights on trailer inop

    Did you have the ignition switch all the way on when you did your light check? Trailer running lights are a run-only powered circuit. Brakes and hazards will work with the engine off, and turn signals will work with the ignition in accessory. Vehicle running lights can come on with the truck...
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    Newbie with a general question.

    Lol, neither of those were your fault, except that you made poor selections of automobile.
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    help identifying a part

    if you can't read that part number, you need to have an eye exam. As for what the purge valve does, it's part of the evaporative emissions system. Failure of this could cause rough idle, low gas mileage, and your Service Engine light would come on.
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    Just figured out a thoughtful wiper feature

    My 2002 explorer is like that, too... I really wish there was a similar feature for the rear.
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