Lloyd Campbell
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:28:14 -0600
2009
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Hello everyone, I was gone most all last week and away from my emails. I just perused my emails this morning and by the looks of this email there is stock and availability of the drive pod. Do I go back to my local dealership and try to order one with this information? Or is t...
Kenneth Klammer
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:38:42 -0800 (PST)
2009
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My GM source just sent me this notice.? If this glitch is truely fixed please use discretion in sharing inventory.? As he states forward any other problem part numbers.? Hope this is of some help.? Ken? ? Just ran it through the SPO system and we DO have stock (we have 5 left)...
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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:42:53 EST
2009
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I can provide a number more current than September. As of 10-27-08 there was 7 of the drive pods in stock. On 3-24-08 there was 15 in stock. It is possible that the remaining 7 were bought up. I know of one person who years ago used this drive pod in a different vehicle. GM st...
Pierre Hinse
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:29:11 -0500
2008
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Hi everyone, I have been looking everywhere, but no luck yet. I have a 1997 S10 EV OEM, for which need to rebuild the battery pack. Does anyone have the color codes or a diagram of the wires between the BCM and the different batteries in the pack? -- Pierre Hinse C.E.T. | Grad...
Jeff Thomas
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:31:21 -0700
2008
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I have to concur with Paul on this question. There are additional items to address. Adding that if you have refitted from NiMH to PbA, you also need the software and tools to reprogram the BPCM to PbA battery chemistry. The existing charging capabilities of the EV1 drive syste...
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Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:34:45 -0700
2008
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> Lately my S-10E has a shuddering when it first begins to move from a > dead stop. Ken, this is a classic indicator of an IGBT failure in the PIM. Look for DTC's in the DMCM relating to phase out of range errors. There is a very remote chance of the encoder being bad. I've ne...
Thomas Sadowski
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:48:50 -0400
2008
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Hey there folks, I got around to pulling the pack out of my 98 PbA this last July. The most difficult part of the extraction was finding a shop with equipment large enough to handle the pack's weight. I ended up performing the operation at a local tractor repair facility. Awes...
Gardner L Harris
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:29:13 -0400
2008
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Sounds like the same battery issue that Eric Leubbman has been working on for me while I am on the East Coast for 2 months. The result is that battery module #15 goes into an overcharge condition and begins to emit excessive heat. It may not be the same battery in your truck....
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Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:51:15 EDT
2008
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So if GM can retrieve everything it still should not be that difficult for them? 10 years since they have been manufactured but GM was still servicing them I believe until 2003. That would only be 5 years ago. As far as cost it would still be a bargain compared to the negative...
Bill Palter
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:10:16 -0700
2008
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>Negative advertising is a huge price to pay for a few hours of software >upgrade. Not to defend GM, but it is probably not a few hours of software upgrading, we are talking about software that hasn't been worked on for 10 years. From having to go back and work on software at...
Gil Dawson
Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:08:18 -0700
2008
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Dan, Jeff, Alex & Neil-- Thanks, guys, for your responses. > Are you getting any other diagnostic trouble codes, especially on > the HTCM? No, No DTCs. Checked HTCM and BPCM. > Under the hood Is the AC fan working behind the condenser when the > AC is on? Today I set up the sa...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:03:04 -0500
2008
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Dennis, Yeah, with 4100 pounds of vehicle weight and the tires inflated to 50 psi, the thing seems to coast quite well. I agree. Someone posted something a couple of years ago about the increase in range of the vehicle with the half-tonneau cover installed. As I remember, it w...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:01:47 -0700
2008
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As it says, the code is there to detect the problem in driving mode but not in charging mode. Pv On 8/15/08, Robert Ogle <[email removed]> wrote: > Hello, > > I think that there must be a typo error in the software description > below. It seems important to understand the capa...
Robert Ogle
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:39:23 +0000
2008
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Hello, I think that there must be a typo error in the software description below. It seems important to understand the capabilities. Please check:"The GM battery management system within the NiMH S-10EV already includes software programming to detect this type of problem durin...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:18:09 -0600
2008
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As everyone who owns an S-10EV is now aware, two battery pack fires involving the GM / Ovonic NiMH batteries have occurred within a period in ninety days. There had been no known prior recorded events to indicate a possible failure trend that would lead me to believe this coul...
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:06:52 -0600
2008
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Quoting Lloyd Campbell <[email removed]>: > Does this warning apply only to the NIMH trucks or are the PBA's also > susceptible? > Lloyd, this warning applies to all 1997 and 1998 Chevrolet S-10EV trucks configured with GM / Ovonic NiMH batteries. Tuesday August 12, I will be...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:04:05 -0700
2008
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What you are hearing is the oscillator of the switching DC-DC power supply inside the AD (Auto Disconnect) module located within your sealed battery pack assembly. The systems remain powered continuously, and the audible noise is a harmonic of the magnetics GM chose. Some AD m...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:41:04 -0500
2008
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Dennis, I have a hunch that the regen gets disabled if the batteries are sensed at an elevated temperature. I saw the regen get disabled in my vehicle during most of an afternoon, and I know that the batteries were hot. To me, it would make sense that the vehicle would disable...
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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:04:35 GMT
2008
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Jeff, thanks so much for the reply. I have one further question: is this module available from ANY Chevy dealer or just one which is still servicing the S10e. If the latter, I don't know of one in SoCal. If the former, it will be a great relief although I assume that the cost...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:19:09 -0700
2008
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Gar, it appears the PSM module has passed on. Fortunately the failure mode did not result in a high voltage leakage path that would shut the vehicle down completely. The PSM is beneath the PIM and will need to be pulled for service. Your chevy dealer will have the module avail...
Gardner L Harris
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:22:49 -0700
2008
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I guess I need a little help here. Today I booted the truck as usual, drove the couple of blocks to a neighbor whom I was picking up so she could do a couple errands. So far, so good. I pulled into her driveway, turned the truck off so I could go to the door to escort her back...
Dennis Scott
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:25:43 -0500
2008
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I just wanted to post my findings on the problem I had with no regen. for general info. I have had no codes and the truck had regen operable a few weeks ago. The regen quit functioning and I still had a clean slate on all modules as far as DTC's went. last week my truck called...
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Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:35:13 +0000
2008
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Hello All, Still hoping some good soul will step up to the plate and help me out with this HV disconnect module. AKA GM part # 12471717. It's located in the battery box. It list with GM for $368.64 and although I have ordered and gotten it a couple of times, the box contains o...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:43:10 -0600
2008
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Hey Hugues, The buffer is only on the '97 & '98 s10 electric truck and no other vehicles to my knowledge. It is a one-off part and is obsolete. It would be very helpful for you to contribute that information to the list. The s10 ground is fixed and [email removed]. Just click...
Jeff Thomas
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:51:54 -0700
2008
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Independent tests of various LRR tire choices tires are documented in the S-10EV file archives. Choices were weighted by rolling resistance, compound, noise, sidewall/inflation pressure, and tread life. The winner? Goodyear Assurance Comfortred 215/70 R15 They're not the cheap...
Thomas Sadowski
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:06:40 -0500
2008
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Yes, Our Electric S-10's use the 4X4 offset and bolt pattern for it's wheels. 4X4 S-10 Blazer, Jimmy, and Z2R wheels are certainly a nice upgrade and will fit like our stock steel wheels. 2WD wheels have the wrong offset. For the sake of saving any and all electrons, I recomme...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:43:36 -0600
2008
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D/C to D/C is the second order of the day. I have also found that the battery is not being supported by the DC/DC converter. I would assume that if the battery has a resting 12v level with the key-off, that with key-on that level should rise with the support of the DC/DC syste...
Niel Nielsen
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:07:55 -0500
2008
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I have a problem with the ACPM in my truck. It won't run the A/C compressor (I get a status line 2, compressor malfunction, compressor current low), and the DC-DC converter doesn't charge the 12 volt battery. I removed the PIM/ACPM and opened the ACPM, and nothing looked damag...
Steve Hawkins
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:45:52 -0600
2008
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Hi All, Thank you to everyone who responded. Great help and I think good results. After reading up on the DTC-279 and taking in all the good advice I think we have identified the issue. In the first phase I tested the circuit by "unplugging" all the connectors from the overall...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:43:31 -0700
2008
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On Jul 8, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Iron _ wrote: > Best prices that I've found on Lithium thus far. > http://www.lionev.com/Battery_module_pricing.html > Please let us know when you send them money. YIKES http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/02/13/lionev-delivers-first- converted-ford-...