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Smart 453 DCT Clutch Replacement & Adaption

Smart Car / MCC

Smart 453 DCT Clutch Replacement & Adaption

Before reading this you might want to check out my previous post on this transmission: Smart 453 6DCT250 DCT Transmission / Clutch Deep Dive GETRAG 6DCT250 Clutch Pack The 6DCT250 …

Computers / Technology

Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account

When you get to the “Lets add your Microsoft account” screen simply press SHIFT + F10 which will bring up a command prompt. The in command prompt type: start ms-cxh:localonly …

Boats / Mercury / Force / US Marine

Chrysler Force Ignition Switch Wiring

Pin Description B Battery (+12v Supply) C Choke (+12v Output) I Accessory/Ignition (+12v Outpuit) S Starter Solenoid (+12v Output) M (Pair) Kill Switch (GND one side and Stator other side)

Repairs / Uncategorized

Carver Rapide Water Heater Wiring

Unlike the earlier Carver “Cascade” heaters which had a complicated external controller for the gas side the Rapide simply requires a 12v/GND feed and then has two 12v outputs for …

T5 Transporter / VW

VW Transporter (T5/T5.1) Steering Rack Replacement

I don’t really do detailed “Tutorials” but after doing the steering rack on my T5 I thought I’d write up a few pointers! It looks like a fairly daunting job …

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Protect your Keyless GO Mercedes from Transponder Theft

Not a lot of people realise if you double click the lock button on a Mercedes FBS4 keyfob you temporarily disable the transponder in the fob and as such render …

Smart Car / MCC

Smart 453 Transmission Fluid / Oil Change

Drain plug: 8mm Allen KeyFluid: 1.7 Litres of Castrol Transmax Manual FE 75W The very early Smart 453’s have a filler plug on the side of the differential housing which …

Smart Car / MCC

Smart 453 6DCT250 DCT Transmission / Clutch Deep Dive

Unlike earlier smart cars that featured an automatically actuated single clutch manual transmission, the later “Twinamic” version introduced in the 2014 to 2019 (A453) Smart ForTwo and ForFour models employs …

Bayliner / Mercury / Force / US Marine / Reflexx

Chrysler Force 90-125hp 2-Stroke Prestolite Ignition Wiring

I bought an old 90s Bayliner that had a Chrysler Force 90hp power head (0E prefix serial number) mounted to am in-board Mercury Sport Jet and most of the wiring …

Mercury / Force / US Marine / Reflexx

Chrysler Force 70/75/90 Technical Specs

This post is basically going to become my ramblings about the technical details of Chrysler Force engines as and when I work them out so, Enjoy! Cylinder Head Bolt Size: …

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