Kyle_in_Tex
Super Star Member
Went to a graduate's party, ate too much BBQ, came home and crashed on the couch for 3 hours....
Got my endoscope from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYTHWK4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It seems handy. It came with a USB adapter plug to charge it. I charged it about an hour, and it only lasted about an hour out in the barn. Hope it will last longer with better charge overnight. (They say up to 3 hours, but they don't say if that's with the LED's on full, or off). I used it to look down CRumpelt Steelskin's HVAC plenum, to check blend door operation. It is harder to snake it through there than I figured it would be. I mainly wanted to see the cold/hot blend doors, and that they are opening/sealing properly. It seemed ok. I have noticed it not cooling great on hot days, and one side vents were warmer than the other side's. Still possibly a recirculate/Max blend door not sealing properly....
I put my A/C gages on it, with temp at about 75F, Low was only 12, Hi was 140 psi, at idle. I decided to put a can of freon in it. ($4.88 @ Walmart). Pressures came up to Low side 26, High side 170. I asked the wifey if she wanted to go for a ride, she said "yes", I told her to bring a sweater because I was checking A/C system. It got down to temps near 20F at the vent with my Fluke IR gun. She was chilled out.
The real test will be when it's 105F, and the car has been parked in the sun all day....How long will it take to cool it off then? Last week at 90F, it took about 20 minutes or more, and never really got real cold. I hope I have it fixed. I put the freon with the dye in it, so if it leaks down, I can use my UV flashlight to look for leaks. The little Malibu is a joy to drive. It has a bit of a "whirring" noise coming from the rear, which gets louder, the faster you go. Had my son pull down the rear seat and stick his head in the trunk. He says noise is coming from driver's side. That's the oddball, like new General tire, that is slightly bigger and different than the other 3 tires. That is why I'm leaving on the rear. So I have to figure out if it's the tire, or possibly a wheel hub bearing.
I may have located a donor car that is silver, at a junkyard about 70 miles from me, but about 30 minutes NE of Don. (Nice potatoes by the way Don....onions too). I want a hood, trunk, and possibly other items too.
The '03 Impala has been having a bit of tranny problems. It would seem to slip, only when turning hard left, and it a couple days ago, it slipped when taking off a bit abruptly after a fast stop. I searched online, others have had the problem, but no one actually came back online and said "This ______ fixed it". It doesn't leak tranny fluid, but I checked it anyway, while hot, idling, in park, on flat ground....It was low. I put a liter in it, and it still isn't filling in the tiny drilled holes in the dipstick, so I will go to Walmart tomorrow and get some more Dex III rated oil. Probably needs another pint or 2. I put a can of freon in it a few days ago, and it blows cold too! Hopefully the full oil tranny will work as it should.
My left elbow is still giving me problems after my wreck on May 14. Also, my neck's lower frontal muscles are sore still. I still am slightly sore from the waist up, every morning, but most of it is getting better.
Prayers for our team, especially those with special needs, and our country.
Got my endoscope from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYTHWK4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It seems handy. It came with a USB adapter plug to charge it. I charged it about an hour, and it only lasted about an hour out in the barn. Hope it will last longer with better charge overnight. (They say up to 3 hours, but they don't say if that's with the LED's on full, or off). I used it to look down CRumpelt Steelskin's HVAC plenum, to check blend door operation. It is harder to snake it through there than I figured it would be. I mainly wanted to see the cold/hot blend doors, and that they are opening/sealing properly. It seemed ok. I have noticed it not cooling great on hot days, and one side vents were warmer than the other side's. Still possibly a recirculate/Max blend door not sealing properly....
I put my A/C gages on it, with temp at about 75F, Low was only 12, Hi was 140 psi, at idle. I decided to put a can of freon in it. ($4.88 @ Walmart). Pressures came up to Low side 26, High side 170. I asked the wifey if she wanted to go for a ride, she said "yes", I told her to bring a sweater because I was checking A/C system. It got down to temps near 20F at the vent with my Fluke IR gun. She was chilled out.
The real test will be when it's 105F, and the car has been parked in the sun all day....How long will it take to cool it off then? Last week at 90F, it took about 20 minutes or more, and never really got real cold. I hope I have it fixed. I put the freon with the dye in it, so if it leaks down, I can use my UV flashlight to look for leaks. The little Malibu is a joy to drive. It has a bit of a "whirring" noise coming from the rear, which gets louder, the faster you go. Had my son pull down the rear seat and stick his head in the trunk. He says noise is coming from driver's side. That's the oddball, like new General tire, that is slightly bigger and different than the other 3 tires. That is why I'm leaving on the rear. So I have to figure out if it's the tire, or possibly a wheel hub bearing.I may have located a donor car that is silver, at a junkyard about 70 miles from me, but about 30 minutes NE of Don. (Nice potatoes by the way Don....onions too). I want a hood, trunk, and possibly other items too.
The '03 Impala has been having a bit of tranny problems. It would seem to slip, only when turning hard left, and it a couple days ago, it slipped when taking off a bit abruptly after a fast stop. I searched online, others have had the problem, but no one actually came back online and said "This ______ fixed it". It doesn't leak tranny fluid, but I checked it anyway, while hot, idling, in park, on flat ground....It was low. I put a liter in it, and it still isn't filling in the tiny drilled holes in the dipstick, so I will go to Walmart tomorrow and get some more Dex III rated oil. Probably needs another pint or 2. I put a can of freon in it a few days ago, and it blows cold too! Hopefully the full oil tranny will work as it should.
My left elbow is still giving me problems after my wreck on May 14. Also, my neck's lower frontal muscles are sore still. I still am slightly sore from the waist up, every morning, but most of it is getting better.
Prayers for our team, especially those with special needs, and our country.
The pig looks great. 
