Adams, Lynn
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:49:04 -0700
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Been there, considered the metric mind heater and replaced the diesel. I ended up replacing the heater with a new one (Webasto may still have 15- 20 in stock of this model) . I ended up replacing the heater for $508. Before you replace the heater, check the inline fuel pump th...
McMullin, Kevin
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 06:58:06 -0500
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It would be nice to know what kind of power that unit would actually use. But of course, so many factors to consider. I did the conversions on that unit... RM4 with the built in pump is $691.00 and 8.26" x 5.51" x 13.38" and is 6.1 lbs. While trying to diagnose my FFH issues,...
Stephen Weitz
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 03:40:38 -0800
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Resistive heating? That will drain your pack quickly! On Jan 7, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Chris Reeves wrote: > Has anyone considered this heater from MetricMind? > > http://metricmind.net/heater_w.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > S10-EV mailing list > [ema...
Greg Brewsaugh
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:43:39 -0800
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Not unless you wipe the windshield down with your oh-so-warm-and-toasty posterior whilst cruising down the highway. How's THAT for a mental picture?!? Greg Brewsaugh On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Stephen Weitz <[email removed]> wrote: > I think some folks with other types of...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 06:49:39 -0800
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I think some folks with other types of EVs have installed electric seat warmers to keep themselves warm without heating the entire cabin. However, if your trying to keep the window defrosted in freezing weather, then that won't work. Stephen On Jan 7, 2010, at 6:05 AM, Michael...
Lloyd Campbell
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:11:47 -0600
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Michael, Lloyd here from Minnesota. 22 below at the house yesterday morning, my FF heater is a definite necessity. Last winter my FF heater started to act up. It would fire up and run for a short while then shut down. Making for an awful cold ride to work in the mornings. I fo...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:11:33 -0500
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My FFH works fine, while I'm parked. It passes all of the tests with the Tech 2 and heats the cab nicely. As soon as I head down the road, it starts blowing cold air. The heat pump does a nice job above 40 degrees. I have considered this, http://www.evparts.com/cat-Heating+..h...
Michael Anzalone
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:05:59 -0500
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Now that my heater has started acting up, I'm curious as to whether anyone has considered alternatives to the stock FFH in the S10? I wonder how feasible it would be to retrofit the truck with a propane-fueled system. Out of desperation, I tried a small cigarette lighter power...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:15:23 -0800 (PST)
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There is a post from Jeff Thomas from way back in 2005: "I know many of the S-10EV owners would like to view battery info, DTC's, and other vehicle information normally only available by using the $$$ GM Tech2 scan tool. There is a product available for purchase on the interne...
Alex Beamer
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:16:42 -0800
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Hi Kevin, What you describe sounds very similar to what I am experiencing. My heater seems to do all the functions correctly, it will start to make heat but then it stops. A year ago, I was having a similar situation. At one point I commanded it to run with the Tech 2 and it s...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:22:33 -0500
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Happy New Year!!! I had the Tech 2 on it last night on a 15 mile trip. The heater will fire up when commanded by the scanner, and it fires up when you first turn it on. It just won't continue to run. I've read everything I could find in the archives and thought my Ambient Temp...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:09 -0500
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Thanks Niel, The temperature for the past few days has been in the 20's. However, my garage is around 50 degrees. Last night I parked outside to allow time for the truck to get to the true ambient temperature. I turned on the heat and the FF heater fired up. After about 5 minu...
Adams, Lynn
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:16:09 -0700
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Hi Michael, I no longer have my truck but did use ( and work on) the diesel heater when the truck was here in Colorado. Your fuel usage seems about right, I also had an hour long commute and filled up about every 3 weeks. I do recommend using kerosene (no 1 diesel) when it get...
Alex Beamer
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:12:07 -0800
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Hi Michael, I live in Salem, Oregon where it can get cold for most of the winter. I have had trouble with filling the tank like you describe. I tried to troubleshoot the problem and found there is a mechanism in the throat of the filler tube that has a little ball like a ping...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:38:48 -0500
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I'm a new owner too, however, I would guess you have a problem in your fill pipe. I have actually never filled mine at a gas station. I filled a 5 gallon Diesel container and use that to fill at my home. I converted the bed of the truck to tilt and had to re-locate the fill pi...
Michael Anzalone
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:35:42 -0500
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Hello, I imagine that most S10Es don't see a lot of very cold weather or burn much diesel/kerosene, but since I live in New York, my truck has definitely been burning some kerosene lately. This will be my first winter since purchasing the truck, and I have a few questions for...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:46:41 -0500
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Merry Christmas to all! I'm re-posting to see if anyone knows what may be wrong. (no replies on my first post). But let me ask another question too. If you connected a charger directly to your pack, before the contactors, along with a generator in the back of the truck to run...
Ryan Dela
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:27:20 -0800
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I reinstalled the battery pack today after 3.5 months of carefully rehabilitating the batteries. The truck started up with out any DTC's and was ready to go. The charger on the the other hand was not, I had tested it a month ago and it charged the pack without an issue, this e...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:09:25 -0800
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I've reset the SOC two more times, and now all 4 times the truck soon stops charging w/ E2. The Tech2 has the following two BPCM DTCs: - 0064 Battery 8 Excessive Voltage Change - 0274 Auto Disconnect Open Battery Control Module Commanded The charge aborting at 81% was a false...
rayan ghazal
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:39:55 -0800
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Hello Niel, First, apologies for not getting back earlier. When I get busy at work, I am not near a computer. The temps when it happened where probably in the 40's. This summer we were having charging issues in warmer temps but that was only with our charger at home e-5. Bill...
McMullin, Kevin
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:19:26 -0500
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I'll try to keep this short. 97 VRLA truck. Installed new 75 Ah AGM batteries. I have been driving and discharging to about 50% on the SOC, but the voltages are still high, (330 pack voltage, 12.6 to 12.8 per bat. on the Tech 2). I tried to "Push" the computer to learning my p...
Gil Dawson
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:04:03 -0800
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Thanks, Niel-- I'm delighted to learn from someone with experience in a matter I've merely pondered. This is such a great email list. I can write about my guesses with confidence that someone will let me know when I've guessed wrong. --Gil On Dec 13, 2009, at 11:26 A, Niel Nie...
rayan ghazal
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:24:32 -0800
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Hello Niel, The truck is a 1998 native NiMH, from EVBones. Previous to the "service now,e-2" incident a few days ago I always heard the fan when plugging in for a charge. Although it could be an intermittent or recent problem, I will double check it tomorrow morning. Do you kn...
List member
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:58:09 -0500
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Hi Alex, I don't know about any other conversations, but I recently had issues with my battery pack fan motor as well. At first, I noticed that the 3-pin connector at the motor was getting warm, and the pins were oxidized. I cut out the connector and hard-wired the motor, whic...
Alex Beamer
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:40:50 -0800
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I have been having problems with my kerosene heater for over a year now. Last winter I could not get it to run reliably so I got a new one and put it in. It worked fine for about a month and then would not heat the cab. It has power, it gets kerosene, it goes through three or...
Alex Beamer
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:30:31 -0800
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I have been getting E2 after charging for about 5 minutes. I was getting DTCs 0267 and 0268 and service now. 0267 and 0268 are about thermal performance in the battery pack. Turns out I had blown the fuse for the battery pack fan motor, 25 amp fuse. I have had the fuse blow se...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:52:14 -0500
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Hi Michael, My NiMH truck has experienced at least a couple of New York winters. When I purchased the truck in February of 2009, it had been sitting unused (with a dead pack) for several months in the previous owner's unheated garage. I transported the truck to my driveway whe...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:30:11 -0800
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I've had my S10EV for goin' on 3 years now and am relatively familiar w/ its peculiarities, either from direct experience or vicariously from this mailing list. Recently my truck stopped charging to full and the charger E2s and the Service Now light comes on. It stopped at 81%...
Gil Dawson
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:30:01 -0800
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Hi, Michael-- Please let us know if you find out to the contrary, but there's unlikely to be any pure water in the batteries, and any other chemical in liquid form would have a dramatically different freezing point. So no, 32?F would likely not be a temperature at which state...
Michael MacDonell
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:27:31 -0800 (PST)
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Will discharged Nimh batteries freeze causing damage to the battery? The trucks I'm looking at have to be transported from California to Georgia. I would assume the transport company would take the southern route but if they had to pick up any vehicles up north before heading...