"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15)
12/06/2015 at 01:05 • Filed to: None
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"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15)
12/06/2015 at 01:05 • Filed to: None | 6
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So the fumes from the kerosene heaters which kept my fingers functioning while replacing some vacuum lines must have gotten to my 2000 Chevy Blazer as it started hallucinating that A. It was a car that could do 100 miles per hour and B. That it was doing said speed in my garage.
Happily, after disconnecting and reconnection the battery again, the speedometer has returned to its normal condition. I was however, able to freak out some of my more cautious friends by sending them this picture despite the fact that the car is idling and is visibly in park.
Oh, the joys of car ownership.
Wacko
> Matthew Keyser
12/06/2015 at 01:39 |
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Why the pieces of tape?
Steve in Manhattan
> Wacko
12/06/2015 at 01:55 |
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That’s easy - KeyserGuitar purchased the Click & Clack Black Tape Kit (Pat. Pending) from the Magliozzi brothers to keep those pesky warning lights from distracting him.
Jayvincent
> Matthew Keyser
12/06/2015 at 09:34 |
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1000rpm = 100mph, so redline is... ?
lunr
> Matthew Keyser
12/06/2015 at 10:12 |
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Before I sold it earlier this year, my 2005 Chevy Trailblazer was doing the same thing. Dealer wanted $600 to replace the dash cluster. Found an independent shop who replaced all of the stepper motors for $95.
I guess this is a known issue on a lot of GM trucks and SUVs from about 1998 to 2008. There's another guy in my town, calls himself The Dash Doctor and this is all he does in his business. A lot of forums complained that GM should have done a recall for as common of an issue is it.
tpw_rules
> Matthew Keyser
12/06/2015 at 12:15 |
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I had something like this happen to me when I started my Saab on a basically dead battery. It’s a miracle the engine started, but a lot of the computers (like the dash) didn’t boot correctly. It’s great driving around a place where the cops are super anal about the speed limit when you’re showing 23mph at 6000rpm all the time.
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Matthew Keyser
> Wacko
12/06/2015 at 17:45 |
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Warning lights that are always blaring in my face. They're hilariously annoying early morning on my way to school so the black tape keeps the airbag warning light from burning a hole in my retinas
Keith
> Matthew Keyser
12/20/2015 at 17:26 |
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I sense foul play
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Keith
> Matthew Keyser
12/20/2015 at 18:06 |
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Airbag.. okay thats 1.. what about the other 2?
No judgement though, my truck is too old to get upset about anything other than low oil pressure or driving with the parking brake.
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Matthew Keyser
> Keith
12/20/2015 at 18:15 |
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ABS warning light and the light that comes one when the E-brake is on despite the fact that ABS works.... Umm... More often than not? And the E-brake is most certainly not on.
whateverfarmanimalofwarlana
> Jayvincent
12/21/2015 at 03:23 |
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Overdrive, great way to save fuel why driving at highway speeds !