Danielsand
New Member
Hello,
posted in the "Engines" forum (because I replaced the engine!), but I guess the questions are supposed to go here.
Anyway,......2002 V6 Hippo. Replaced the engine, and beating my head over some issues. "No brake lights". Just found the post saying that the ONLY brake lights on the car, are the "third" one over the spare tire, and two in the bumper! I've been beating my head over the fact that the two in the fenders are inop! Well,.....I've never even seen a Hippo until my wife fell in love with this one.
So the ONLY major problem I have, is HDC (amber) light on the dash at all times (no other lights,......most of the time!). Sometimes the display flashes F4, and the car goes into "crawl" mode, but turning it off, and restarting, returns it to normal. "No other lights, most of the time" means, that she threw CEL yesterday, and I pulled P1717 code. Can anyone point me in the right direction on that? Is one of the solenoids in the Jatco sticking? Would flushing the tranny solve it? Or do I need to change the tranny (I have another one)?
Sunroof is inop also, but wife never uses it ("it messes up her hair"!), so that doesn't worry me. There is no sound from the sunroof motor at all. Fuse is OK, and I swapped the relays around. Thankfully it's closed, and not leaking!
I bought this Hippo with trashed engine, so I bought another working car (for parts). The first one, is one owner in MINT condition (minus the snapped timing belt!), and the parts donor has working engine, tranny, good body, and trashed interior after 3-4 owners. Both cars are 02 with 92-94K respectively. I pulled the engine, and the mint one is running fine now after the replacement, except HDC light, and sporadic F4.
I'll use everything I can off the donor, and part out the rest. The original engine out of the first one, will go on the stand, and get rebuilt (by me) for future use.
I am a retired military, with plenty of time, and I've been "wrenching" (as a hobby) since the late 60s.
posted in the "Engines" forum (because I replaced the engine!), but I guess the questions are supposed to go here.
Anyway,......2002 V6 Hippo. Replaced the engine, and beating my head over some issues. "No brake lights". Just found the post saying that the ONLY brake lights on the car, are the "third" one over the spare tire, and two in the bumper! I've been beating my head over the fact that the two in the fenders are inop! Well,.....I've never even seen a Hippo until my wife fell in love with this one.
So the ONLY major problem I have, is HDC (amber) light on the dash at all times (no other lights,......most of the time!). Sometimes the display flashes F4, and the car goes into "crawl" mode, but turning it off, and restarting, returns it to normal. "No other lights, most of the time" means, that she threw CEL yesterday, and I pulled P1717 code. Can anyone point me in the right direction on that? Is one of the solenoids in the Jatco sticking? Would flushing the tranny solve it? Or do I need to change the tranny (I have another one)?
Sunroof is inop also, but wife never uses it ("it messes up her hair"!), so that doesn't worry me. There is no sound from the sunroof motor at all. Fuse is OK, and I swapped the relays around. Thankfully it's closed, and not leaking!
I bought this Hippo with trashed engine, so I bought another working car (for parts). The first one, is one owner in MINT condition (minus the snapped timing belt!), and the parts donor has working engine, tranny, good body, and trashed interior after 3-4 owners. Both cars are 02 with 92-94K respectively. I pulled the engine, and the mint one is running fine now after the replacement, except HDC light, and sporadic F4.
I'll use everything I can off the donor, and part out the rest. The original engine out of the first one, will go on the stand, and get rebuilt (by me) for future use.
I am a retired military, with plenty of time, and I've been "wrenching" (as a hobby) since the late 60s.