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Update: Did this recommendation. Five minute idle, a/c on with fan high, headlights on hi-beam, radio on, hazard lights flashing for five minutes, then drove for a total of 20 miles with the battery meter at a hairline over 14v all the time. No problems today, and hopefully not any for a long...

Thanks Old Guy. Will do this test and see what comes up. Mileage at 64,232 mi. Looks like battery shims may have caused last week’s problem. Drove 23 miles today with a/c on, did hard acceleration all the way to 3rd at 6k and she was strong and steady. Watched dash gauges, all systems good. Last...

Thanks OG. I did not notice whether the batt light came on while driving or after the engine stopped. I do remember blipping the throttle at neutral to downshift as I was slowing down anticipating traffic light to change by the time I'm close to it. When engine did not rev, that was when I...

Drew, After I came to a stop, I tried to start. Engine did partial crank but failed to start. I waited and tried again but this time, only numerous successive clicking sounds were generated with flickering dashboard light (battery truly drained.) After a successful jumpstart, I drove for 30...

Yesterday, I had to jumpstart my 2000 before going out on a drive (the second time in a month, using the fusebox terminal). I usually warm/idle for 5 minutes but last night, proceeded going out of the neighborhood slow with my a/c on. After 3-4 miles on the backroad cruising at 55 mph, the...

Update: Thank you for all your advice I was able to replace leaking expansion tank. See attached pic where leak was coming from. I aspirated coolant using a laboratory transfer pipette ( that took a while but was excellent advice.) There was minimal spillage once I was able to take the bottom...

No need to spend money then on a more expensive aftermarket expansion tank. Was looking into one but will take your practical advise on going OEM. Just to get an idea, how many coolant containers do I need for a coolant flush? Will do complete flush after this one is addressed...need to buy the...

Thank you for the pressure test advise and coolant flush advice. Last coolant flush was 10 years ago, not a big deal as this garage queen is only driven about 1k miles a year :smile:

Need help with the old leaking coolant tank expansion. Looks like leak coming from the seams and leaking down to the bottom hose, trickling down more hoses ending on the garage floor. There are about a dozen small spots the following day after coming home from my Sunday drives. Needs changing...

Oem 12 volt Stanley bulb, my bad. Anyway, thank you all for your advice as I was successful this afternoon in having that parking light turn on. I took out the connector from the harness and found out there was a lot of what looks like dielectric grease buildup at the back of the connector. I...

Thank you sir. All turn signals, side markers and passenger side positional lights work except for this one. The socket looks clean but back socket wires are gunky. So if there is no voltage, I can just replace the socket?

Plain 5v Stanley Oem.

Finally came off but new light bulb would not light up. Side marker light is working but not this parking/positional light. Might need new harness. Thanks for your help.

Thanks. Twist left or right? Seems to be stuck. How to loosen?

I got the front light assembly out. How does parking/position bulb come off?

Will call them for a quote. I had last year's oil change done at a Mobil 1 shop but was not too happy with their quality of service.

Moved from Houston 2 years ago and now looking for a recommended shop for oil change. Would anyone recommend these dealerships... Hansel Acura in Santa Rosa or Marin Acura? Thanks in advance. Wil

As of 4:00 PM PST today, the social hotel (Hyatt Regency SF Airport) has group rate rooms available for $169.00/night

Problem fixed. 20 amp fuse was not fully seated (duh). Noticed it was a little higher than the rest, pushed it in tight and presto. Brake lights on when they should. Thanks Prime!

Connectivity check on 20 amp fuse showed it is still good. So it is possible the brake light switch might have been loosened during the plastic knob install. I was getting ready to order a replacement switch, but will check. My mobile mechanic did not have a problem replacing the old one and...

Cruise control, brake light and horn does not work after "stoplight on" problem I recently had the "stoplight on" problem caused by brittle plastic knob. Pulled out the 20 amp fuse to prevent battery from draining, and car was not driven for 2 weeks. Now, after replacing the plastic knob the...

Sorry to resurrect this post. Just recently experienced "rear brake light on" problem. I had to pull 20 amp fuse out to keep battery from draining. After Replacing worn plastic knob and fuse, the break lights are not working!! Worse, cruise control is not working either. Switch turns on but no...

Wow you're brave. Manufacturer does not recommend summer tires driven in freezing temps. Good to know you made it safe.

Not a DD so summer tires it is.

Really happy with S drive. Leaning towards transport service instead of driving. Only drawback with summer tires is low mileage we get out of them. Weekend Cali drives would be mini roadtrips, I imagine.