Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
04-26-2011, 03:10 AM
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Dan,
Thanks for the tip about the IAC. My...
Dan,
Thanks for the tip about the IAC. My mechanic son told me how to find it on the engine, and suggested I spray some WD40 into it to see if that helps. I'll check it out this weekend and see...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
04-24-2011, 07:51 PM
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
03-05-2011, 12:12 AM
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OK here is, I hope, the end of the story. The...
OK here is, I hope, the end of the story. The mechanic checked the fuel pressure, and according to him it was way too high. He saw it spike to 80 psi, and it's supposed to be a steady 43 psi.
The...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
03-02-2011, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 27
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No resolution yet, but a bit of an update.
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No resolution yet, but a bit of an update.
My son checked a few more things (MAPS sensor, fuel pressure, etc) and all checked out OK, so he's a bit mystified. He'd like to get fault codes from the...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-17-2011, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 27
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Dean,
The oil looked normal, not milky. Work...
Dean,
The oil looked normal, not milky. Work on the engine was delayed because the square cut o-ring that was on the fuel line is not a stock item anywhere in the SF bay area, apparently. So,...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-15-2011, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 27
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Dan,
I don't have good answers to your...
Dan,
I don't have good answers to your questions right now, but I'll know more today. My son is doing more diagnostics while I'm forced to sit here at work. He did some sort of simple test on the...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-13-2011, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,770
Dan,
Yes there is a fuel pressure regulator...
Dan,
Yes there is a fuel pressure regulator and that and the rest of the fuel system is the next thing to focus on. My son didn't have the right test gear for that yesterday, because we suspected...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-13-2011, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,770
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-13-2011, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,770
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-13-2011, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,770
Got a status update, as my son, a master auto...
Got a status update, as my son, a master auto mechanic, offered to take a look at the situation.
First, the brakes: 4 of 6 wheel cylinders were leaking. All 6 have been replaced and I'm back in...
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-07-2011, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Maxum Owners General Discussions
02-07-2011, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 27
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First cruise of 2011; great, but....
Things fell into place for an overnight cruise to San Francisco this weekend, so I jumped at it. We (wife, son and me) had a great time, and I had a chance to test the new radar that I installed...
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