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  1. Don't waste any memory space on the 4.7K in a F55. The resistor will vaporize the instant the key hits ON.
  2. The 4.7K Ohm resistor will absolutely not trick the suspension control module on a F55 (Magnaride) equipped vehicle. If someone will bring a functional F55 equipped Cadillac to my driveway for an hour or two, I might be able to come up with a range of resistor values that will work.
  3. The is only one camshaft position sensor. You have several modules reporting code B1327 which translates to "Vehicle system voltage below 9.0 volts". B1327 exists because 9 Volts is a critical voltage level for the internal operation of some (most?) modules. When the system voltage drops below 9 Volts, various modules can and will set codes that are false. In other words, your code list contains errors. Unless you have already done so, diagnosis of B1327 is your first step. Failed battery, discharged battery, failing alternator are a few possibilities. Then you can clear all the codes and take a test drive. When/if the engine stalls, immediately pull off the road without starting the engine and display the codes again. Report all "P" codes here.
  4. Thanks for helping me check out the new Supporter Chat channel. Seems to work great.

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      Glad to help. I'm not here as muchh as I once was....

  5. Mink oil is not a liquid. Mink oil is a paste that liquifies at body temperature (as in when applying by hand). The most beneficial ingredient in Mink oil is lanolin; the females in your life will love it. To answer your question, a high end shoe retailer should stock Mink oil. Or a shoe/leather repair shop (if you can find one of those).
  6. The original poster's question was answered in post #2.
  7. The AC output could not be used for anything that was designed to operate on 60 Hz. The AC output frequency is going to vary with alternator speed. The alternator output would not be much more than 20 Volts AC. The transformer would step that up to whatever voltage the windshield was designed to operate with. Which raises the question of the physical construction of that transformer. An inductive load (like a transformer) operates at peak efficiency at a specific frequency. But here we have a transformer that will see a wide range of frequencies due to changes in engine speed. I think I know why that heated windshield design did not survive very long as an option.
  8. It does help satisfy my curiosity. Thank you. Very different as far as the external connections are concerned I would say. That is the only example I know of where an automobile accessory is using alternating current from the charging system. In addition to the "normal" direct current output of course.
  9. Not quite. I looked at all 13 posts and did not see a schematic diagram that satisified my curiocity. As usual, the 'opinions' were amusing.
  10. Can someone post a copy of the wiring diagram for an early '90s model alternator and/or heated windshield. I am really curious about this transformer business.
  11. That would be your call. But I would never put 5W anthing oil in a pre 2000 Northstar. Not even if I lived in Barrow, Alaska.
  12. About 15 miles from the Court House.

  13. my sister live in Newnan, how far from there r you? Mike

  14. Two thoughts. For your 2002 roller cam-follower engine, Starburst 5W-30 oil is equal to the job. For your 1994 and my 1998 engines, today's Starburst oils are a little short of the zinc (and other things) that were present in oils of the '90s. I do my own oil changes and my solution is to use four quarts of Rotella or Delvac 15W-40 plus three quarts of Starburst 10W-30. The final oil viscosity is approximately 12.8W-35.7. It works for me at 200,000+ miles.
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