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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:56:08 -0700
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Hi, A fellow S10EV driver and I were discussing the idea of reducing the weight of the S10EV. One idea was to replace the original (steel?) bumper with a fiberglass one. Do any of you see a problem with this idea? Have any of you tried this? If so, how well did it work; did yo...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:26:06 -0500
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Pat, This is a NiMH vehicle, right? If the vehicle sits for a long period without charging, the SOC gauge will be signifcantly incorrect. (due to the self discharge of the batteries) The batteries will be significantly lower in charge than the SOC gauge says after weeks of not...
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:53:11 EDT
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Hello Gar I looked at the 8AU1 size and they will not fit in the tray. They would require 30.75 inches X 33.25 and this is with zero space between them. This is a larger area then you have to work with and if you do not have any space between them you have no air moving to bal...
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:12:33 EDT
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Hello Pat Have you removed the lid to the coolant reservoir and with the key on and see if the pump is working at all? There will be a stream of water you look closely. Victor says he should have the connectors and seals on Monday. I will pick them up if they arrive. That is a...
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:32:59 -0700
2007
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The water pump has gone out on my S10EV. I have not driven it for a week while I was waiting for the new pump. My question is while the truck is sitting idle for days or weeks, should I leave it plugged in to the charger or not? What I did is charge it up to 80% and then unplu...
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:49:39 EDT
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Hello Gar I posted a while back about new lead acid Panasonic deep cycle batteries I have. They are under 46 dollars each and are brand new. I also provided the links to Panasonic for information on them. A pack of 52 was under 2400. Your price is around 1000 dollars more. I h...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:11:30 -0700
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Looks like Jeff might be asked to do some NiMH to Pb-acid conversions? :) Whodathunk? Pv On 7/20/07, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: > > For those interested in replacing their lead-acid S10e battery pack > with same, either because you cannot obtain the NiMH upgrade...
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:36:16 -0400
2007
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Thanks Lynn. I think my Blackberry may be about 4oz, and we have AAA already. ...but I am going to try and avoid both a rear end collision and the flat tire. When my truck arrived it had a chunk of metal in the left rear tire tread and a slow leak. The tire look new, but I am...
Adams, Lynn
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:08:17 -0600
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Greg, Please do not install the spare tire carrier and spare tire in the S10E. The tire is not there because a rear end collision will send the tire into the expensive battery pack causing expensive, but avoidable damage. Also the spare adds extra weight to the truck lowering...
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:29:01 -0600
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Just a reminder that the S10E diesel heater needs to be exercised, even in July. Ran mine last weekend even though it was over 100F. Lynn 97 S10E 29,000 miles on the EVBones installed NiMH pack and still running strong. This message and any enclosures are intended only for the...
Niel Nielsen
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:13:45 -0500
2007
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After reading Jeff's very informative post on orifice tubes (Thanks Jeff!), I tried charging my truck during the evening once so I could pay attention if the active cooling was cycling on and off (it should cycle on and off). My active cooling ran continuously during charging....
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:13:55 -0700
2007
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My "Service Soon" light came on this morning during my drive to work. It was *not* still on after work. Does anyone have a Tech2 in the Portland Oregon area that I could use to check it out? On 6/21/07, Paul Peavyhouse <[email removed]> wrote: > > Great timing Jeff! > I just r...
Paul Peavyhouse
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:21:17 -0700
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Great timing Jeff! I just recently crossed 3000 miles and today while driving to work my S10's "Service Soon" light came on. I gave Jeff a quick call and it seems like my heat pump cooling fan has given out. I less than 3 miles from work and it was all downhill, so I finished...
Tom Dowling
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:57:06 -0700
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-----Original Message----- From: Rayan Ghazal [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:13 AM To: [email removed] Subject: [S10-EV] Heat Pump cooling efficiency check on NiMH S-10EV's Hello Jeff, As always, thank you for all the great info. Regards, Rayan At 07...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:31:22 -0700
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It's that time of year to check the cooling efficiency of your NiMH S-10EV. Maximum efficiency is critical in limiting wasted watts during charging of NiMH batteries, along with passenger cabin comfort during driving. If the heat pump runs continuously during charge, then your...
The Johnsens
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:05:35 -0700
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Hi Niel, 1.) Bummer about your charger. As far as opening it goes, I was down at the local autoshop having and the Snap-on truck came by. I checked and they actually sell the correct 5 point security Torx you mention. They were expensive and I didn't know what size I needed so...
Jeff Thomas
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:54:39 -0700
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To everyone about the 120V convenience chargers: It is not compatible with the NiMH S-10EV. I have posted this information clearly in the past , but a few elected to try it for themselves. You can review related posts about the convenience chargers in the archives. Regards, Je...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:31:01 -0500
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Thanks for the reply Jerry. It's interesting that you got the similar results when you tried charging a NiMH S10 with the convenience charger, many years ago. I often have to unplug and re-plug the convenience charger to keep it going. I also try re-seating the paddle, and thi...
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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:17:19 EDT
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Hello Kevin By the time you add shipping the EC-FV1260 pack would be at least 6500 dollars. If anyone really wants to go lead acid for the least cost. I have a band new never installed pack of following 52 @ 45.50 total 2366 dollars which is my cost of Panasonic battery LC-X12...
Stephen Weitz
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:06:15 -0700
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My sense is that some RAV4 folks use the 40%-80% range SOC because that is what Toyota has programmed into the Prius, presumably to extend the battery lifetime of the NMH hybrid batteries. This was done because California requires 150,000 miles (I think) on the system. That is...
Mike Kane
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 12:53:58 -0700 (PDT)
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The difference here isn't so much related to the charging protocol, but the pack cooling. Based on my understanding and experience having owned both vehicles... GM used active pack cooling via the heat pump, and continue to run it after the batteries are fully charged until th...
The Johnsens
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:30:00 -0700
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Some interesting stuff from the Rav4 EV list raises some questions: >My car has 125,000 miles on it and I drive about 100 miles a day. Driving >at 60mph I average 11 miles per notch on the SOC meter, which indicates a >range of more than 100 miles. I actually do most of my dri...
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Thu, 31 May 2007 16:40:54 EDT
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Hello Niel I was surprised to find out ATF has been used in some manual transmissions including this one. I have not owned a newer vehicle with a manual so this is very interesting. At least I gave the right advise on the main question. To buy a used transmission from a lower...
Adams, Lynn
Thu, 31 May 2007 10:17:06 -0600
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Richard, I just replaced the orifice in my 97 S10E and my mechanic and I put in 2.2 pounds R134 after replacement. (Two pounds for the compressor and a little more for the lines) It seems to be working fine, no DTC's and when the charger is running and the ac is cooling the pa...
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Tue, 29 May 2007 14:06:45 EDT
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Hello Tom This is a conversion so not much relates to 97-98 S-10 EV. To answer Peter's question. I would never use Automatic transmission fluid in a manual. Peter would be time and money ahead to just find another used transmission from a lower mileage vehicle. Don Blazer From...
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Tue, 29 May 2007 05:49:21 +0000
2007
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Hi Jerry, Nice hearing from you. I test drove this truck last weekend. The owner is Mike Gaylord, a very nice fellow and member of the SFEVA (EAA chapter in San Francisco). Everything in the advertisement is true. The truck uses two motors and two controllers that drive a comm...
Tom Dowling
Mon, 28 May 2007 11:18:13 -0700
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Forwarding... -----Original Message----- From: Peter Eckhoff [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:18 PM To: [email removed]; [email removed] Subject: Transmission Question May 27, 2007 Transmission question There are many people on this listserv who know the m...
Tom Dowling
Sat, 26 May 2007 11:44:02 -0700
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-----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Joe Marrs Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:17 AM To: [email removed] Subject: [EVChargerNews] Charging on the way back to LA Will someone else besides me please try to make a point of using th...
Tom Dowling
Wed, 23 May 2007 08:19:03 -0700
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-----Original Message----- From: Earl [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:44 AM To: [email removed]; Mike Kane; [email removed]; [email removed] Subject: Re: [EV1-CLUB] CARB Hearing Travel Plans You can probably also charge at the ZEVNET chargers at the Ir...
Mike Kane
Tue, 22 May 2007 23:13:35 -0700 (PDT)
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One correction for any of you traveling to San Diego in your EV. Costco Irvine is going through a remodel and the chargers are not currently accessible. Alternative sites off I-5 would be Costco Tustin (5 miles north) and Saddleback Memorial Hospital (2 miles south). Mike ---...