Steve Hawkins
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:56:08 -0700
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Hi all, I have just completed the process of R&Ring my A/C valves and cleaning them. Next in the process will be 1) evac'ing the system, 2) adding ester oil, and 3) recharging the system with refrigerant so it will properly kick in and cool the batteries. I have three question...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:15:36 -0800
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Thanks to some people inquiring, I realized I meant say "both Class 2 and Class 3".Class3 is a wish, but a person is allowed to wish aren't they? I am not at all an expert at this, but from what little I know Class2/ClassB is basically what your standard OBDII scanner reads. S...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:43:29 -0800
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EVDash, or EV1Dash?http://www.ohler.com/palm/EVDash.html http://www.ohler.com/palm/EV1Dash.html They were both developed by Peter Ohler, and there is some description of it on his site above. I brought it up to date last year with the then current Palm OS Developer Suite: http...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:20:48 -0800
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I have a general question about a fast relay clicking sound from coming under the dash. It is a sound similar to one that happens if one of your bulbs blows, but all of my bulbs are fine and working, and the sound goes away if I am using my turn signals. From searching the net...
Rusty Schwartz
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:16:35 -0800
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Richard Falk
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:10:34 -0800 (PST)
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The oil that is recommended for the drive motor is Mobil Infilrex EV synthetic oil GM P/N 12371288 or equivalent conforming to Delphi-E specifications M5977. ? Has anyone found a good substitute? ? Thanks Rick ? [email removed] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML a...
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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:35:19 EST
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BATTERIES FOR SALE I have just switched out 28 40ah AGM batteries from my S10. They came from Interstate and are DCM 0040. I had them in the truck for 14 months and they are just not enough for a heavy truck, but would work well in a lighter EV. They were load and resistance t...
Steve Hawkins
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:30:01 -0700
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Thank you to the folks that responded with ideas. Here is what I know from talking with Nason, the switches? manufacture, this morning. As I previously noted my vac pump can clear 13hg in 30seconds and just under 15hg in a couple of minutes. I may be lower in vac. production b...
Rusty Schwartz
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:35:01 -0800
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Hi everyone, I have decided to sell my 97 Chevy S-10EV. I listed it tonight on EBay. It is item #230306730010. I purchased it from Jeff Thomas about 16 months ago. Nothing has gone wrong with it and it runs great, but I feel I am over my head if anything does go wrong. I don't...
Steve Hawkins
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:21:36 -0700
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Does anyone know how many inches of mercury (hg) the pierburg vacuum pump is suppose to produce? Does anyone know what the cut-off hg is on the vacuum switch? My pump runs up to 13hg in 30 seconds, then just short of 15hg in a couple minutes. I have tested my brand new vac. sw...
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Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:06:12 EDT
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Hello Rusty If you have a real problem it will usually come back very soon. I would not be discharging the pack very much at all before you try charging again. You do not want your voltage to drop to where you end up having to drop the pack to manually charge the pack. I highl...
Richard Falk
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:18:21 -0700 (PDT)
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I just recently purchased a 97 s-10 lead acid truck. I would like to get a 110 volt charger for it. I have already located a 220 volt one and have purchased two of them. ? ?????????????? Thanks Rick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL...
Rusty Schwartz
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:19:55 -0700
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As I reported earlier, charging stopped midway and magne charger displayed E2. unfortunately I do not have a tech II tool, so I did not diagnose at the time. The problem, however, seemed to correct itself after cooling down and charging again. Everything seems normal. Is it st...
Gardner L Harris
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:29:13 -0400
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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
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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...
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Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:55:02 EDT
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Hello Paul You do not have to go to jail for picketing. In fact we do not want to disturb the peace or anything else that the general population would view extreme. You do not have to stay there all day and night. Just a few key hours with a few calls to the local media would...
Rusty Schwartz
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:36:45 -0700
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Would anyone on the list who is located here in the east bay be willing to loan me a tech2 to diagnose an E2 error code I am getting when charging my truck? Thanks Rusty Schwartz (Oakland) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://...
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Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:10:47 -0700
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I show off my truck several times each year. There is a lot of interest in plug-in vehicles out there. So far, I have not talked about the battery fire issue. However, next summer if there is still no software upgrade from GM, I might start explaining the facts. It would be ve...
Nikolay Shishkov
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:50:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi Paul, Would you mind sharing your binder info with the list? I drive Think City and was thinking of putting a info sheet in a visible place, so people that see the car on the street and are curious have something to read... Nikolay ----- Original Message ---- From: paul doe...
paul doe
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:04:57 -0700 (PDT)
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Guys, ? ??? I found a great way to get some focused interest on our vehicles... local car shows.? I attended one this weekend with great results.? I went Saturday morning and had the S10 detailed and drove to the show.? There were so many people hanging around my truck and ask...
Rusty Schwartz
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:53:43 -0700
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Hi all, Halfway through charging today, my magne charger stopped charging and displayed E2. The truck (97 S-10 EV) display panel shows "service now". I tried to charge again and the charger displayed "delay". I tried again and it displayed E8. One last time and E2 displayed ag...
eric
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:42:28 -0400
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Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:49:13 -0700
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FYI: Keep in mind that this mailing list has been known to be watched by GM and government bigwigs. I think the NHTSA response to this, or lack of, will be the prevailing deciding factor; hopefully they will mandate that GM roll out the simple software fix for this. Pv On Mon,...
Stephen Weitz
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:26:52 -0700
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Yeah, my local Chevy dealer went out of business too in Alameda. This economy is looking a little soft. Stephen On Oct 6, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Bill Palter wrote: > Picketing the Chevy dealers sounds like a good idea, too bad my local > one has gone out of business. They had been...
Bill Palter
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:46:01 -0700
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Picketing the Chevy dealers sounds like a good idea, too bad my local one has gone out of business. They had been pretty supportive when I first got my S10, reading codes for me before I bought a tech II and then loading software on my Tech II when I bought one (turns out they...
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:10:38 -0400
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I Second that... Thanks Jeff for everything you are doing. -----Original Message----- From: John Miller <[email removed]> To: 'Jeff Thomas' <[email removed]>; [email removed] Sent: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 8:05 pm Subject: [S10-EV] Thank you Jeff Jeff, It must be very frustrating to ha...
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Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:51:32 EDT
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Hello John You bring up a good point. "beancounters/marketers/lawyers try to thwart it" I have been holding off commenting on this delay. I do not know how long a fairly simple software upgrade should take. GM seems to be either delaying or maybe its just their lack of informi...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:09:50 -0500
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Richard Falk
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:30:28 -0700 (PDT)
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Would some one help a newbie out? Any suggestion's on what to look for in buying a tech 2 scanner. What to watch out for? An what needs to be included in kit? ?I see on Ebay a variety of part number and name brand. I just bought a 1997 S-10 Lead Acid. ? ???????????????????????...
Mike Kane
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:11:01 -0700 (PDT)
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Paul, That's basically correct. The SPI version of the Gen2 is called the Gen2+ There is also a SPI charger produced by Toyota that was sold after 2000. It is generically referred to as the TAL (for Toyota Automated Loomworks - the original name of the division that produced i...