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I know what you mean... I kept thinking I had my electrical gremlin chased. Only to have it cutout at strange times. 4 gauge wire much better than what was there before...

Ok. Swapped the plastic connector for the MFS. Everything works. Well. That worked before. Seems I'm not getting voltage off the MFS for the foglight setting. Bummer. I'll dig further into tomorrow. When did speaker connections for the dash speakers change? I don't recall what year car I snagged the...

Today my daughter and I changed the intake manifold in her Patriot. What a pain in the butt! Tomorrow we change filter and transfer fluid in it. Ought to be easier. I hope to get a chance to wire my cruise control as well. We'll see.

I have a cheap obd2 dangle that works with Torque. Took some playing with other free apps before I settled on Torque and paid for it. Works well in my 2002 Supercrew. And my 03 Neon. My daughter's 08 Patriot though won't let me clear codes. Interesting. But I have used it extensively with my Neon an...

The other day on the way home, I heard a brake grinding. NOT what you want to hear in the mountains. Luckily, with a stick shift, I can modify my driving to limit braking and slowed down accordingly. I had 30 miles to go... http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss253/neonrog/2003%20Neon/Brakes%20July%2...

My work week is 4 days a week. My commute is 100 miles round trip. I do frequently use my vanpool though. Every Friday revolves around doctor appointments and other things in town, about 40 miles each way. When I bought the Neon, my commute was 140 miles a day 5 days a week. In the first three month...

I just LOVE the reaction I still get with the big lights and pushbar. Questions include, "I didn't know cops used Neons?" Are they bright? Do you use them for idiot drivers? A guy stumbled into the curb crossing the street, his eyes were not where he was walking. Other cars speed up or slow down to ...

I routinely average 33. Some city, some freeway, some mountain fun. I've seen about 38.8 myself, my son bumped 39.9 a couple times. No mods at all. Now thats its more AC season, I'm down in the mid 31s...

Well then...

That was just a "I wonder if..." question, but get the point.

Never hurts to ask.

Wow that sucks. Watch that back issue close. And if they give you physical therapy, do it all. Try slowing me down, three years after breaking mine and gaining non-stock hardware.

Ordered military style battery terminals for my Neon. And ordered some 2 gauge cables. Giving a ton of thought towards a separate power distribution block for my lights and such. Had a failure of the TPS before I could swap it out. Swapped it earlier today, swapped in the original style lights, with...

My daughter's 08 Patriot is showing a code for the intake runner actuator. Whether the flapper is stuck or the actuator is, I'll find out tomorrow. Which leads me to a question I want to pose, outside of my own Neon thread. It is a purely speculative question, just "bench racing"... Does the 2003 NG...

Still surges and revs a bit high at random. Guess I'll try the junkyard TPS soon.

Used my other meter (High Voltage Ammeter), shows 13 volts with the engine running. The first meter is showing it needs a new battery too... http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss253/neonrog/2003%20Neon/20140615_135728_zpsef9f78cd.jpg I did mention before that my Jeep's foglights really are a bit hig...

Cool beans. Similar project lies ahead for me as well.

I have another meter I can try.

Got the tie rod end swapped out on the Jeep. Forgot to get new grease for my grease gun... Must remember to get that and grease that fitting soonest... OK boys and girls... I did not enjoy the alternator replacement at all. Although, I enjoyed removing it from the PT even less. But color me confused...

I probably pried on that area thinking it went up or something... Wife has been pretty tolerant of my junkyarding, but not sure she'd sit in the car long enough to let me figure it out again.

And saw this while looking at PDCs.

Funny, I can't recall any diesel Neons in the US... But the car didn't have an engine, trans or wiring harness, just the PDC lid...

Hit a junkyard today. Pain in the butt removing that PT Cruiser alternator!!! Found a car with the head off which helped. Probably get it swapped into the Neon this weekend. I snagged a harness for the maplight rearview mirror I want... I snagged the door connector to swap my MFS connector out... An...

A trim tool works to get that out, use a pry type tool.

Bill, I must be an idiot of sorts, as I couldn't even get relay contacts out. And I left the PDC I had cut out at the yard somewhere. I was very frustrated after removing a PT cruiser alternator... Just curious then, what slides out that you mentioned?

It needs a new filter. It is really bad. Thinking it might still be the one I dropped in 4 years ago... The PDC idea has been in my head since I first thought of adding lights. I don't care if it looks factory or not. I just want the wiring to be tidy. I rushed with the install of my lights and push...

Well, thought I had the problem licked. But it came back in spades Saturday. At least I as able to get where my Jeep had been parked earlier in the day full of camping gear. http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss253/neonrog/2003%20Neon/20140607_185900_zpsd6707591.jpg And so, the Neon supported my ten...

Ah, thanks for the warning. Unaware of the TB being plastic. So yes, I need to clean the IAC passages. My understanding of the TPS in this instance would be telling the PCM the throttle is closed. Unless, the throttle plate is dirty as well. Which is why I was leaning more towards the IAC. I general...

@MichNeon, check my thinking here brother. TPS is not going to affect idle speed, so my surging at idle is more likely a dirty idle air circuit/control motor. I need to just pull the throttle body and lean it of 11 years and 180,000 miles of "experience"... Put another 120 miles on yesterday without...

Regardless, I'm tearing through the partial harness I snagged. Pulling the wiring bits I think I need. I'm not real sure I want to completely tear my dash out to get most of what I want. Upside, I can at least run what wiring I can from the switches and cluster to the fuseblock. But tearing the dash...

Great info, thanks a TON brother! I have some cable I can use for replacing grounds. I might have some red insulation cabling somewhere. Need to look around some. Maybe a big fuse as opposed to a fusible link? So, how many of you can get away with hitting the junkyard on your wife's (or significant ...

I was beginning to wonder why nobody uses Fidonet anymore... But yes, convenience and "New" win out. Forums replaced BBS's and there will always be a "better" way just around the corner.