Low Voltage, does anybody have an answer?
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Just open the hood,, with a flashlight should be no problem to see if they moved it. Just follow the vacuum tube down. I'm curious to know where they put it too. My bet is they just turned it around with the pig pointing towards the radiator.
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Today was the first day my schedule allowed me to really drive it and went from the beach to Hollywood 4 times today which is only about 60 miles total but covers everything from cool air in the 60's to hot dry air in the high 80's and from going 95 to 100 on the 10 to stop and go, slow to nailing it in traffic to find a spot, which pretty much covers everything.
Not a glitch and the first time this car has felt 100% solid.
I've been pulling from 16 to 17 pounds constant with 21 pounds on some peaks.
It's running great and I'm afraid to say that or I'll jinx it.
J.
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Michelle,
I picked the car up Thursday afternoon and didn't get to drive it much but it seemed good. Drove a lot last night and it runs great, honestly the most solid and stable it's ever run with no surging, nothing strange, it's almost like a totally different car.
Where they relocated the bottom sensor I don't know until I get it on a lift and look at it, but the service tech that worked on it did a great job and I hope whatever he did lasts because it's so nice to have it feel solid.
Michelle, thank you and Chevy Mgr. for checking in.
Honestly after the Santa Monica dealer* I was losing faith in Chevrolet, but since then the service has been great at Findlay Chev. in Vegas and now at Bunnin in Culver City on the HHR SS, on one other Chevy Reliable in Richardson Texas is also very good.
It has restored my faith in the brand and since I own 3 ss and 4 chevrolets total that's a good thought.
Thank you.
I'll report where he relocated the sensor once I get it on the lift.
Once again,
Thanks
James
*I really can't blame chevrolet for the Santa Monica dealer as when they installed my LNF upgrade they were in the process of switching to Infiniti. I didn't know it, but I guess their motivation wasn't there which is a shame but a reality.
I picked the car up Thursday afternoon and didn't get to drive it much but it seemed good. Drove a lot last night and it runs great, honestly the most solid and stable it's ever run with no surging, nothing strange, it's almost like a totally different car.
Where they relocated the bottom sensor I don't know until I get it on a lift and look at it, but the service tech that worked on it did a great job and I hope whatever he did lasts because it's so nice to have it feel solid.
Michelle, thank you and Chevy Mgr. for checking in.
Honestly after the Santa Monica dealer* I was losing faith in Chevrolet, but since then the service has been great at Findlay Chev. in Vegas and now at Bunnin in Culver City on the HHR SS, on one other Chevy Reliable in Richardson Texas is also very good.
It has restored my faith in the brand and since I own 3 ss and 4 chevrolets total that's a good thought.
Thank you.
I'll report where he relocated the sensor once I get it on the lift.
Once again,
Thanks
James
*I really can't blame chevrolet for the Santa Monica dealer as when they installed my LNF upgrade they were in the process of switching to Infiniti. I didn't know it, but I guess their motivation wasn't there which is a shame but a reality.
In regards to the positive experiences you have been having with the dealerships, if you would like me to provide them with compliments please, just let me know and I will be happy to get that done for you.
I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend.
Michelle, Chevrolet Customer Service
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I'm happy, but I wonder why this wasn't thought of before?
Doesn't matter, it runs great.
Michelle,
I will send you a pm on this forum with everyone's name at Reliable Chevrolet,
Findley Chevrolet and Bunnin Chevy.
Thanks.
J.
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From: Knoxville, TN
If you have had a chance to look at the sensor, it is shrouded with only two triangular openings that are supposed to face the incoming airstream. When I turned mine a few years ago, I was a bit worried that the lower map wouldn't read. Several years later, still no issues.
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If you have had a chance to look at the sensor, it is shrouded with only two triangular openings that are supposed to face the incoming airstream. When I turned mine a few years ago, I was a bit worried that the lower map wouldn't read. Several years later, still no issues.
Nothing more, no spikes, no drops just under medium to heavy power a constant 15 lbs.
Then the next few days of driving it now under power and load is a constant 16 to 17 1/2 (approx.) pounds with Spikes to 20 and 22 pounds.
All with the stock GMTU flash.
This is just a guess, but you hear with the GMTU it doesn't learn down, but maybe it does, or at least it learns up and recognizes the sensor change and adapts.
Just a guess.
J.
P.S. Now the car behaves like it did before the GMTU upgrade, of course with a lot more power. No surging, no changes, just exact hard linear power. From a stop, or from a roll, it just goes, where as before you just never knew, if it would stumble, or surge, have 22 pounds or 10, rip the tires off power or just slightly go, not cels, no issues.
Now it almost feels like a naturally aspirated car, with just a little turbo kick, which is great.
It's a night a day difference. When I think of everything I spent from moving the IC up, to motor mounts, paying to have the splices soldered, then the new connectors which required a new harness . . . the list goes on, when all it took was flipping the sensor.
Amazing.
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