Gil Dawson
Tue Aug 1 15:25:56 2006
2006
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Hi-- At 2:14 AM -0400 7/31/06, Earl Adams wrote: >What happened to your truck? Our truck is sick. Below is the long version of what happened: Wednesday night I had a feeling something was wrong when the humming noise from the garage stopped around midnight. Sure enough, Thursd...
Tom Dowling
Mon May 1 03:16:46 2006
2006
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Francis, What year is this S10 electric? Is it a factory-built truck, or a conversion? From what you say, it seems likely that this is not a factory-built S10E, but some type of conversion. How many batteries do you have altogether, both old and new? It sounds like you may hav...
Jerry Pohorsky
Mon May 1 01:50:43 2006
2006
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Hi Francis, Probably Jeff Thomas (www.evbones.com) would be the best one to answer this, but I'll give it a stab. I am assuming you have the lead acid batteries. I had an S-10 with NiMH batteries which had several failures over the 14 months I was leasing the truck. I made 3 t...
Jeff Thomas
Fri Apr 14 15:00:27 2006
2006
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Gentlemen, the NiMH charge profile is a real stickler for keeping batteries in balance, and will set non-catastrophic DTC's if the differential exceeds .5v between the highest and lowest battery at either beginning or end of charge. And will display the check vehicle error. GM...
List member
Fri Apr 14 14:15:07 2006
2006
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-----Original Message----- From: Richard Kelly [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 1:51 PM To: [email removed] Subject: Check vehicle display Hi group, I noticed Check Vehicle was displayed on my Gen1 charger this afternoon. Looks like the charge completed...
Tom Dowling
Thu Mar 9 21:00:37 2006
2006
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This post, originally to the ranger-ev list, will be of interest to the s10-ev list as well. Tom Dowling -----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Jeff Thomas Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:42 PM To: Eugen Dunlap Cc: [email remove...
Jim Wampler
Fri Oct 28 14:23:39 2005
2005
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Hi Jeff, Thanks for your reply, I always appreciate your input. It was the outside air temp thermistor, or the wiring to it. I added a relay and resistor so I can manually control the diesel heater by switching between the thermistor and resistor. The resistor is sized to indi...
Jeff Thomas
Fri Oct 28 12:09:07 2005
2005
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Jim, I somehow missed this post a couple days back. What you are experiencing is most likely either a failure of the Battery Pack cooling fan, or a corroded Pack Airflow Thermistor (mass airflow sensor) used to measure volume. Towing would not have initiated this problem. Eith...
Jeff Thomas
Mon Sep 12 09:38:30 2005
2005
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Jim, you're right about the NiMH charging. I'll elaborate on the problems with these chargers, and their usefulness. The convenience charger; as EV1 drivers knew, were included with first generation vehicles as a means of adding a few amps to the pack when a 120VAC 20AMP outle...
Jeff Thomas
Mon Sep 12 09:38:29 2005
2004
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>Knowing where this connector is and what it is proved valuable to me >one cold wet night while trying to get some juice at a public >charging station. > >My 1997 S10E, after inserting the charging paddle, began to charge >and after a few seconds stopped charging. I suspected...
Jeff Thomas Resonant Instruments
Mon Sep 12 09:38:27 2005
2004
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-- List members: In the original posting below, Larry Dustman was interested in repairing his 1997 S10E. I met with Larry, and discussed acquiring all of the parts to reassemble his S10E purchased recently. He has since decided it would be better to sell it as a parts vehicle....
Jeff Thomas Resonant Instruments
Mon Sep 12 09:38:27 2005
2004
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List members: In the original posting below, Larry Dustman was interested in repairing his 1997 S10E. I met with Larry, and discussed acquiring all of the parts to reassemble his S10E purchased recently. He has since decided it would be better to sell it as a parts vehicle. Th...
Dave Goldstein
Mon Sep 12 09:38:26 2005
2004
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On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:23:24 -0500 "Bryan Murtha" <[email removed]> writes: > There's another breakout box for GMC vehicles on sale at eBay, > item number 2466969054. Starting bid, $39.96 So far no bids. > Ends 6:14 pm tomorrow night (3/18). > > B -- Thanks, Bryan, Charlie and...
Mike Kane
Mon Sep 12 09:38:26 2005
2003
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Jerry, I've never had the "Range Surprise" problem, but I have had the "check vehicle" problem. I also took it into Performance Chevrolet down here in So Cal. Unfortunately it's a long trip for me as well, but I can just barely make it on one charge. They did fix the problem w...
Jerry Pohorsky
Mon Sep 12 09:38:26 2005
2003
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Howdy, Several months ago I posted an email asking if anyone else had encountered what I call a "range surprise". I got a half dozen responses saying that this was not unusual for the S-10 EV. At that time, I would occasionally see a sudden drop on the SOC gage from about the...
Jerry Pohorsky
Mon Sep 12 09:38:26 2005
2003
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Howdy, There's a 1997 S-10 EV up for auction on Ebay. The vehicle is located in Macon, GA and is not in running condition. Several key parts are missing such as the driver's door, the bench seat, tail gate, and all the wheels. Most likely the batteries are shot as well. The dr...
eluebben
Mon Sep 12 09:38:25 2005
2003
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It would be wise to check to see that the red coolant is circulating when the truck is charging. I have seen three trucks with stuck water pumps. They are magnetically coupled so you'll hear the motor running but no coolant is being pumped. Look at the coolant bottle on the ri...
Eric Luebben
Mon Sep 12 09:38:25 2005
2003
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If any of you have a sticking vacuum pump switch (many from the east suffered rust) let me know, I have direc sourced them and can get them for $60.00 as compared to GMs $187 to $238. I'll also have a source for the coolant pump but don't yet have pricing. Eric Luebben (949) 8...
Tom Dowling
Mon Sep 12 09:38:24 2005
2002
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Actually, the NiMH EV1 has 26 batteries, just like the PbA. The nominal voltage of the NiMH EV1 is 343 volts, whereas the PbA car is nominally 312 volts. The NiMh Ovonic battery does have 11 cells, 13.2 volts nominal, but it is the same size as the 12.0 v Panasonic PbA battery...
eluebben
Mon Sep 12 09:38:24 2005
2002
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MessageYes, you're probably right. They're tired. I'll confirm the price from my local dealer and write again. I have confirmed that the Rav4 Nimh Panasonic is the same size as the Panasonic Pba. The Ovonic battery has one additional cell and is longer, hence the EV1 NiMH only...
Tom Dowling
Mon Sep 12 09:38:24 2005
2002
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Eric, All of my batteries seem to be in the same shape. They all have the same (low) voltage, as indicated on the GM PDT. They all sag together on acceleration. I've done test drives with the tech sitting in the passenger seat reading the PDT. There are no specific batteries o...
eluebben
Mon Sep 12 09:38:23 2005
2002
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MessageThank you Tom, I'm in Irvine California. At 20 miles, you probably have 1 or 2 batteries that are causing all the trouble. I have been quoted $200 each over the counter at my local Saturn dealer. I think that since the Chevrolet dealers are no longer supporting the S10...
Mike Kane
Mon Sep 12 09:38:22 2005
2002
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Congratulations Tom, Let me know how you make out on range. I'm wondering if I need to get my pack checked. Mine's also a 98 with pba's. (May have come from the same source, since the last service records originated in Florida) I can get over 40mi if I keep my speed below 60 o...
Tom Dowling
Mon Sep 12 09:38:22 2005
2002
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Hello! Anybody out there? My S10E is on the road, and has been for a couple of weeks. It's a 1998 factory S10E, originally a Gulf Power truck, shipped to Sacramento from Pensacola, FL. It has only 3,200 miles on it. It was not driven or charged for the last year or so. Scott a...