samuelsteven
Active LVC Member
Ok, just go it and got it at a heck of a deal, just needs work here and there. The car had been in a front end collision and then bought from an insurance auction and the majority of the car was repaired. There are a few problems that I still have to fix and need some help. I didnt want to flood the forum with a bunch of seperate posts, so im just gonna ask everything here.
The first thing is the seatbelt tensioner engaged and now the seatbelt is stuck and not long enough for me to click in, and the seatbelt chime is soo annoying! I cant fint the tensioner anywhere in town, hadnt checked the dealer yet, cause i figured it would be an arm and a leg. My airbag light is on, but as far as i can tell none of the airbags deployed, im guessing since the tensioner engaged, that may be thats the cause since the car sees that it did. Is there any way to atleast bypass the seatbelt trigger to stop the chime?
The next thing is the windshield wipers aren't operating properly. They only come on at the highest speed and if i turn the switch to off, the wipers don't return back to starting point, they just stay where ever they are. Would that be the wiper motor or some switch or relay?
Next, the owner before me said that the A/C stopped working all of a sudden and the mechanic told her it was the heater control valve, supposedly he just bypassed it temporarily. Sometimes the air starts to blow a little warm and then back to cold. Is this normal, even though its supposed to be bypassed? She said that he removed the HCV without removing any other parts, but I read that there were a bunch of things to remove before you could get it out. How do i know if its actually bypassed or something else causing the AC not to work sometimes?
The engine feels good and strong and no check engine light, but somtimes it sounds like its bogging, but I dont feel any power loss, what could it be? Air filter is ok.
The first thing is the seatbelt tensioner engaged and now the seatbelt is stuck and not long enough for me to click in, and the seatbelt chime is soo annoying! I cant fint the tensioner anywhere in town, hadnt checked the dealer yet, cause i figured it would be an arm and a leg. My airbag light is on, but as far as i can tell none of the airbags deployed, im guessing since the tensioner engaged, that may be thats the cause since the car sees that it did. Is there any way to atleast bypass the seatbelt trigger to stop the chime?
The next thing is the windshield wipers aren't operating properly. They only come on at the highest speed and if i turn the switch to off, the wipers don't return back to starting point, they just stay where ever they are. Would that be the wiper motor or some switch or relay?
Next, the owner before me said that the A/C stopped working all of a sudden and the mechanic told her it was the heater control valve, supposedly he just bypassed it temporarily. Sometimes the air starts to blow a little warm and then back to cold. Is this normal, even though its supposed to be bypassed? She said that he removed the HCV without removing any other parts, but I read that there were a bunch of things to remove before you could get it out. How do i know if its actually bypassed or something else causing the AC not to work sometimes?
The engine feels good and strong and no check engine light, but somtimes it sounds like its bogging, but I dont feel any power loss, what could it be? Air filter is ok.
