Phil Morgan
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:09:28 -0500
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Michael: I have a bit to toss. In 2008, I got a "last known good" GM part number, from Jeff, I believe, and local Chevy dealer subbed it out to a multi-use part (Cadillac heater blower) among others. He went out and brought it back off the shelf. They had it in stock! I can ch...
Linda Nielsen
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:06:40 -0600
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As I understand it, the blower motors being sold by GM today are a redesigned model to address the horrible reliability problems on the original model. Almost every Cadillac owner had to pay to replace his blower motor. The redesigned models are much more reliable and will wor...
Gil Dawson
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:10:26 -0800
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Alex-- You probably know this, but you didn't mention it, so... There are three wires into the battery pack fan housing. One is 12V power, one is ground. The third is a TTL-level PWM control signal from some computer, which turns the fan on and off rapidly to control its speed...
Michael Anzalone
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:21:12 -0500
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I can't say whether the part will fit in a '97, but I can say that I bought a fan from this seller a few months ago for my '98, and: A. The part did fit B. The seller is reputable Best, Michael Anzalone ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael MacDonell To: [email removed] S...
Michael MacDonell
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:03:05 -0800 (PST)
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I guess actually posting the link would help! Sorry http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-02-CADILLAC-AC-A-C-HEATER-BLOWER-MOTOR-GM-52494108_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem518e096c11QQitemZ350275333137QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories --- On Mon, 1/11/10, Alex Beamer <[e...
Michael MacDonell
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:16 -0800 (PST)
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Here's a seller on eBay that claims his fan fits the '97 electric S10 along with the Cadillac models. --- On Mon, 1/11/10, Alex Beamer <[email removed]> wrote: From: Alex Beamer <[email removed]> Subject: Re: [S10-EV] S-10 battery pack fan To: [email removed] Cc: [email remove...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:36:58 -0500
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Lynn, Thank you very much! Knowing that you don't own your S10E anymore, and that you're still here to help, says a lot about you. I am fortunate to have a large, well lighted, heated, 2 car garage, and an Air / Hydraulic bumper lift that will raise my truck 24" off the floor....
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:04:58 -0700
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Kevin and all, I think the GM manual starts by saying "pull the motor" which is the hard way. The easy way is to approach it from underneath the truck (a pit would be ideal, but I have done it with the truck sitting on the ground- raising the truck even 2 inches helps a lot)....
Paul Peavyhouse
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:51:48 -0800
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One of my cells went bad shortly before the holidays and I did not have the time to service the vehicle to replace the cell. I knowingly let the vehicle drift in to a coma over the holidays. This weekend I checked out the state of the truck, mostly to use my custom diagnostics...
Alex Beamer
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:57:44 -0800
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Hi, Recently I started having charging problems. My charger would run for three to five minutes then stop and give an E2 error message. I tried repeatedly and got the same result. I used my Tech 2 and checked for DTCs. I was getting DTCs for battery pack thermal performance. I...
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Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:30:40 EST
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You could consider this to be a one time offer group buy. I have a limited number of the Webasto heaters band new in the box for 375 plus shipping. The 508 price below was not bad as new I believe these were over 1000 dollars. I could sell them for more on eBay but this is not...
Michael MacDonell
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 08:38:43 -0800 (PST)
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Has anyone had any luck getting a Webasto repair manual since the GM manuals don't cover the heater breakdown itself? I emailed the OEM section at Webasto and was told to contact GM. Lynn I believe you had posted before that it was a DW-50 model, is that correct? --- On Fri, 1...
Michael Anzalone
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:14:05 -0500
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Regarding the mystery ball at the bottom of the fuel filler neck, it was suggested to me that it's probably an anti-siphoning device. Sounds plausible to me. Michael Anzalone =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ 1998 native NiMH S-10E Owner since Feb, 2009 S-10E Driver...
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...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:22:16 -0500
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My convenience charger died, a while back, as I hear most do. After drilling out the pop-rivets, and prying off the cover, the problem was obvious. There are 3 connections on the circuit board for the paddle. The 2 AC lines are on screw terminals and there is a plug in for the...
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Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:55:45 -0800
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I was pulled over this afternoon by a sheriff (two cars). They said I was missing my front license plate, I got out and showed them that it was a there, just improperly flipped down. I explained, that is where the charging paddle goes and that it was an electric truck. And tha...
Alex Beamer
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:13:57 -0800
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When I went to find a Tech 2, I was dismayed at how expensive they were. They were running $2600 to $4000.. I decided to try to buy one from ebay. I found the used ones going for what seemed high prices, consistently. On ebay are also deals on new Tech 2s, there are different...
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...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:26:16 -0500
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Hi Michael, I hear there may be another tool that reads our truck. I have an OTC 4000 enhanced scan tool and I just purchased, (but haven't received yet), a 1997 software update cartridge. (my truck is a 97). The cartridge was only $32.00. I will let you know if it works. The...
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...