Mah Sunchaser is fixxxed!!!

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 12/04/2018 at 18:59 • Filed to: None

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Some bullshit about my upgraded headlights drawing too much power so they had to do a thing...it sounds like mechanic-speak for “we fucked around with it until we got it to work, but who knows? See ya next month!

Disclaimer: My shop is owned by a lovely husband and wife who couldn’t be nicer. They rescue and foster labs. The shop is spotless and has free candy. The good kind. They take great care of my cars.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 19:13

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So they didn’t try to sell you a jar of replacement magic smoke for your electronics?

CaptDale - is secretly British > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 12/04/2018 at 19:15

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It is Japanese not British. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 19:15

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Good!

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > CaptDale - is secretly British 12/04/2018 at 19:26

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So you won’t be needing blinker fluid either?

In all seriousness it could be due to the headlights, depending on how much Toyota over- engineered the wiring it may be near the maximum  the gauge is capable of handling without getting too warm.

daender > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 19:44

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Hmm, either they figured out how to draw less from elsewhere in the system (hopefully without compromising anything)   or they installed a higher-output alternator!  Great to hear the ‘Chaser is back in action!

InFierority Complex > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 19:45

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Sunchaser post with no Sunchaser pic, what sorcery is this? Happy for you that it’s roadworthy again.

lone_liberal > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 19:48

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Such is the life of old car ownership. From the peak of ecstasy to the pit of despair and back again. I’m thinking they put a relay in the circuit but they might have done something more sophisticated given the special car they were working on .

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 20:17

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“we fucked around with it until we got it to work, but who knows? See ya next month!”

This soun d s a w ful familiar - ar e you sure you went to mecha n ic not a doctor?

shop-teacher > ImmoralMinority 12/04/2018 at 22:18

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I’m glad you found a good shop. It makes life so much easier to have a good reliable shop.