Rusty Schwartz
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:06:34 -0700
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I bought the Street Scene "Flip-up License Plate Kit" from www.autopartswarehouse.com <http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/> . Tel. 609-890-8829 The part # is S8395061100. It is listed online at $61.42 including shipping. But on the home page menu, if you click on "retrieve quot...
Rusty Schwartz
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:30:47 -0700
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When I bought my 97 S-10 from Jeff last summer I was able to find a new aftermarket one that fits absolutely perfectly and it was quite inexpensive. I will see if I can find the paperwork, although I only did a simple google search as I recall.I'll get back to you soon. Rusty...
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Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:12:27 -0700
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Sorry I have been down this road before the older cars or the 60s Camaros, Chevelles, are different and they have a hole in the middle where there should be reinforcement and the mounts are in the wrong place. Your best bet is to have them fabricated in Aluminum from a local m...
Bill Palter
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:46:26 -0800
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I wonder if the hardware is the same as all the old GM cars with the gas cap behing the rear plate, you might want to look for one of those cars in a junk yard.. Bill Quoting Steve Hawkins <[email removed]>: > Does anyone have a source for our little fold down spring plate mec...
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Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:34:37 -0400
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How about a source for two of those? .... mine too is missing... Greg in Austin -----Original Message----- From: Steve Hawkins <[email removed]> To: ev list - e10s - condensed <[email removed]> Sent: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:17 pm Subject: [S10-EV] license plate spring plate Does a...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:59 -0600
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Does anyone have a source for our little fold down spring plate mechanism? Mine is missing and the local dealer says its obsolete/no longer available. Thx, Steve -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/p...
Tom Dowling
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:41:02 -0700
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With many, many thanks to Peter Buckner, San Francisco RAV4 EV driver, we now have a new Google mapping application for charger sites and a new "I Was There" report submission system. Peter did the programming. Gil Dawson also gets many thanks for his earlier work with Google...
Merlin Loch
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:02:07 -0700 (PDT)
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New Charging Location Information Submission Checklist ---------------------------------------------------- Please copy the checklist below into a new email and fill in whatever you can. Your name: Merlin Loch Your e-mail address:[email removed] Date: march 22,2008 Site name:...
Greg Rohrauer
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:11:54 -0400
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Would you send me further info on the batteries you are selling: Price, history, capacity, etc. Your location. Greg This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.f-secure.com/ -------------- next part -...
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Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:43:58 -0400
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One morning when I started my truck the power steering did not seem to be working. I turned the truck off and then back on again and everything was fine - it has not reoccurred. ?Richard Poudrier -----Original Message----- From: Gardner L Harris <[email removed]> To: [email re...
Gardner L Harris
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:52:15 -0700
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Ladies and Gentlemen: My 97 S-10e has rather suddenly developed a very intermittent steering problem. In a regular vehicle the same symptom might be caused by a loose belt on the steering pump. The problem seems most apparent when it's fairly cool out and I attempt to turn the...
Dave Skweir
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
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I just thought I would let it be known to list members first before I put them on e-pay I have at least 18 used but still usable panasonic EV-EC1260U batteries that I removed from my '97 hanger queen . Believe it or not, I have revived these batteries to the piont they will su...
Marcos Peixoto
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:27:59 -0700 (PDT)
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Steve, Let me know If /how I can help. Marcos Steve Hawkins <[email removed]> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Hi Marcos, The RS232 underneath the padde-side uni...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:26:05 -0700
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The high voltage shut off is a simple molex connector under the hood near the top bulkhead in the center just below the windshield wipers (it is slightly off to the driver's side). It should be emblazened w/ orange or some other obvious color or tag. I didn't know that magne c...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:15:38 -0600
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Hi Marcos, The RS232 underneath the padde-side unit . nobody knows what that one is for (so-far). I was referring to the RE232 on the vehicle-side controller unit, which is on older magne charge applications, but not on the rav4ev - I wish it was on there - so I could look at...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:48:33 -0600
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I am starting to work on my new-to-me '98 s10e that just arrived yesterday. Its been sitting unused for at least two years and seems to be 100% original except for two GM service modifications posted in the motor bay. The good news it that I don't believe the battery box, or a...
Niel Nielsen
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:26:05 -0500
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The piece I need is a large molded black plastic part that bolts to the bottom of the bumper, and extends down about six inches, and fastens to the skid plate at the bottom. (It's with width of the vehicle) This same piece holds the flip-down license plate holder that covers t...
Niel Nielsen
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:16:49 -0500
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Eric, That was an EXCELLENT tip. I called Rocco's the moment I got the posting. The owner said that someone bought the chassis, and they eventually sold all the body parts. He said that the only part left now is the front grille. I specifically asked about the air dam, and he...
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Sat, 8 Mar 2008 13:39:17 EST
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Hello Niel Repairing vehicles from collision damage is my business. I deal with insurance companies everyday. Unless your policy is limited in the dollar amount for repairs they cannot pay less than the value of the vehicle minus the salvage. This varies but a general rule is...
Niel Nielsen
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:58:33 -0600
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Greg, Thank you a lot for spending time on my behalf looking for this part. That's very nice of you. I got the reply back from B&B tool this morning, and they said they made some of the parts for the vehicle, but not the part I'm looking for. He said they were involved with th...
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Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:38:20 EST
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Hello Niel I have been in the collision industry for 34 years. Jeff is correct the suppliers are under contract to GM and the agreement is they will not make this part for anyone else. I would still give it a try though to contact B & B. You have nothing to lose inquiring them...
Bill Palter
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:12:40 -0800
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You might want to drop a note to the Uselectricar group ([email removed]) , I seem to remember someone there buying an air dam and trying to retrofit it. Bill On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 00:50 -0800, [email removed] wrote: > According to the S10EV's wikipedia page > (http://en.wikip...
Merlin Loch
Sun, 2 Mar 2008 18:00:18 -0800 (PST)
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Hello everyone, My S-10 is down and out because i need a lead acid battery - one of them bit the dust? Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Merlin Loch ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, ne...
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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:05:19 -0800
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> > I looked at your spreadsheets which are great: > how do you do that? Do you manually enter Tech-2 readings for each > trip or is it more automatic than that? It is low tech. I have a WM200 Magnacharger. It displays the SOC in % when charging. In the morning if it says "Ful...
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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:43:25 EST
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One good thing about receiving the S10 in Digest. Any questions are usually answered in the same digest before you respond. This S-10 list is very efficient. This question about the NiMH and how much are you really losing with their efficiency could and should be looked at in...
Dave Weininger
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:38:25 -0700 (MST)
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Hi S10-EVer's, Thanks, Pat, for the great synopsis of your first EV year. I find it inspiring; when I get to my S10E's "first anniversary" I'll do the same. I like that you reported not only things about the S10E, but also about you, e.g., "In the last year I have significantl...
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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:13:13 -0800
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That is the question. If NiMH is lighter, why is it that the datasheets show that it takes *more* Wh per mile for the NiMH truck than the PbA truck? On 2/25/08, Stephen Weitz <[email removed]> wrote: > > the NMH chemistry holds more power and is lighter than the lead acid so >...
Stephen Weitz
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:25:30 -0800
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Scott, I charge in the early morning when it is colder so the air conditioning does not come on. That saves a lot of power. I also never charge right after driving, that always brings on the AC. Stephen On Feb 26, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Jeff Thomas wrote: > Hello, > Jerry is absolu...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:03:25 -0700
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Hello, Jerry is absolutely correct about the load influence during heat pump use. Additionally, NiMH chemistry is less efficient than PbA. Approximately .77 to 1 for Ovonic NiMH, comparing to ordinary PbA at approximately .9 to 1. There are additional weighting factors, includ...
Jerry Pohorsky
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:21:30 -0800
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Hi Scott, Jeff Thomas can give the best answer to this question. My guess is that the inefficiency of the NiMH truck is due to the large amount of power used to air condition the batteries. I used to lease one of these NiMH trucks for over a year and unless it was very cold ou...