Jerry Pohorsky
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:39:46 -0700
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Hi Ryan, Richard Hatfield has converted his S-10 to Lithium. I think there were some issues, but he was able to make some 80 mile trips with it. If I recall correctly, he used two sets of four 40 AH Thundersky cells in parallel to replace each NiMH module. The main reason for...
Ryan Dela
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:04:07 -0700
2012
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I have had my truck for eight years now and just like everyone else using OEM traction batteries we are running on used modules from the get go. I have lost count how many times I have had to take the pack out to chase bad modules or unbalanced modules that cause the truck to...
Michael Gohl
Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:18:45 -0700
2012
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I have all the components for and s10e motor, trans, controller,battery box, cable also rear axle. No body or frame or charger. A friend picked these up for a project then couldn't finish. I don't see me doing anything with them in the near future. Make offer. I am in Southern...
Michael Anzalone
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:50:30 -0400
2012
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So, it's finally come to this... I am the fourth owner of my 1998 native NiMH S10E. I hate to admit it, but I just don't think that I'm going to have the time to work with it any more, and so I am reluctantly offering it for sale. When I identified a bad cell in the pack in Au...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:31:03 -0700
2012
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Hi, Scott-- E2 simply means Vehicle Fault. That and Standby both mean the onboard computers decided to stop. Odd no DTCs, though. Magnitude of the delay (5 minutes) suggests perhaps temperature-related issue. Monitor battery temps during charging. Also battery pack fan airflow...
Phil Morgan
Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:13:20 -0400
2012
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I have a '98 S-10 with NiMH. Looking for some insight on recent S10-EV behavior. Went to check on battery SoC and got no reading... zip! I put it on charge and it reads 1/8th <x-apple-data-detectors://0> (e.g.1/2 bar). Does this indicate that anything is wrong or precautions n...
Scott Leck
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 20:35:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
2012
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I have a 1997 S-10 with the NiMH batteries. About 23000 miles on the clock. After several months of no problem charging, now the truck will only charge for about 4 to 5 minutes at a time and then shut off. The charger sometimes shows standby sometime E2. There are no error cod...
Greg Brewsaugh
Mon, 2 Jul 2012 10:44:06 -0700
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FYI. I drove a Ranger EV for a couple of years and had to replace its water pump. The one I purchased came highly recommended by Ranger drivers. It is the Bosch PA-66, and I got it through Metric Mind. Not a direct replacement, but some simple bracket work with a pair of plier...
Paul Wicker
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:10:07 -0700 (PDT)
2012
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The one with the cap over the bed?is also clearly missing the PIM under the hood. It could be cleverly hidden inside the battery box in the bed, but unlikely. If anyone goes to Chamberburg,PA to personally inspect the vehicles,?addtional condition updates would be appreciated?...
kevin gildea
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:38:14 -0400
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The Georgia s-10 is sitting next to another in photos which already sold about a month ago. The high bidder paid 7,550.00 and also must pay another 10 percent to govliq. ga. sales tax also unless they sent in a reseller form before auction end. The 2 pa. trucks look a bit sabo...
Mike Kane
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:44:09 -0800 (PST)
2012
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Niel, ? I'd be surprised that you don't see a code for this, but my truck had a similar charging problem which turned out to be a bad thermocouple in the battery pack.? I was also told by the dealer at the time that they needed to recharge the airconditioning and that not doin...
Probyn Gayle
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:33:15 -0500
2012
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Hello Folks; I have decided to sell my 98 S10-EV. with magnacharge. 12,999 miles on clock and bought from Atlanta. Needs new battery, PbA, pack. What do you think this is worth? Thanks Probyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http...
Steve Hawkins
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:31:40 -0700
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Hi Stephen, Nice work. Very nice. I so enjoy reading about this kind of progress and new ideas. 209 mile range is a hoot for an s10e. :) I hope you will share, and am looking forward to seeing more pictures of the trailer and hook-up and details -- wonderful work. Impressive,...
HPEV LLC
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:01:20 -0800
2011
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Hi fellow S-10E owners, I've been sort of quiet on the list lately busy with many things. One of them relates to the S-10E though and I figured you all would like to hear about the epic journey my two friends and I are making right now from Seattle to Southern California and b...
List member
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:06:32 -0400 (EDT)
2011
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If you are using the original lead or nickel batteries, and can keep your box intact, and you have the means to lower the box, certainly keep it that way. My 97 is a lead truck and of course, GM will not sell me the Panasonics that would have dropped right in. I found a Deka 7...
Isaac Podolefsky
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:34:08 -0500
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I'm not terribly active on this forum. but I do want to throw in two cents worth and disagree with Paul. Regardless if you drop the pack, or if you have it bolted under the frame, you still have to remove the top batteries to access the lower batteries. Tilting the bed doesn't...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:55:33 -0700
2011
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Tilting the bed probably creates more problems than it solves. Once you bother to drop the pack once, you will see that it is the easier choice. If you tilt the bed it doesn't really solve much. Because the batteries are on two levels, you would only be able to access half of...
List member
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:24:55 -0400 (EDT)
2011
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Just throwing out some thoughts on charging... I have a 97 lead-acid truck so I'm not familiar with the NiMH batteries. However, I did have to deal with some charging issues. Since the Panasonic's are not available, I installed 12V/75AH AGM batteries designed for UPS systems....
List member
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:00:22 -0400 (EDT)
2011
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After I sent the last post I was reminded by the cold weather that just hit us here with first snow of the year on Mount Hood. I should have also stated the 350 volts with a 50 amp load is with the pack at around 75 degrees. Its that time of year again at least here when just...
List member
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:19:27 -0400 (EDT)
2011
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Hello Rayan Yes a NiMH pack can get way out of balance if it is not used on a regular basis. Also all these packs are not working with their full capacity, and are a combination of modules out of different EV1s. Its about a perfect storm for balance problems, and any sitting a...
Rayan Ghazal
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:04:14 -0700 (PDT)
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Thank you Paul and Ryan, I will definitely have to consider the medium and long term solutions very closely, and with the resources available from the list, I can be confident to come up with a solution that will work. At this juncture, I will continue to try to charge slowly...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 08:10:51 -0700
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Sounds exactly like my problems. It turned out one of my packs had a short that was causing the voltage diff and the E2. You should consider conditioning a new battery and replacing your bad pack, which seems to be #2. Pv On Oct 4, 2011 8:59 PM, "Stephen Weitz" <[email removed...
Rayan Ghazal
Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:27:44 -0700 (PDT)
2011
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Hi Stephen, Thank you for your response, The AC, lights and radio I have tried before and does seem to help a bit... But I was not familiar with Don's protocol for cycling the batteries. Are you (or Don) proposing to do this now? If you are I am worried that if I run down the...
Stephen Weitz
Tue, 4 Oct 2011 18:02:10 -0700
2011
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I have had similar problems and here are my "cures": 1) put on the AC to max and to the coldest blue setting. also put on the lights on the truck. The more amps diverted away from charging the batteries (while charging), the lower the voltage spread between max and min. batter...
Rayan Ghazal
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:49:59 -0700
2011
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Hello All, It seems we may have come to an impasse..with our S-10 Any help and advise will be greatly appreciated let me give some background to our challenge We have a pre-existing condition of having battery number two slightly stronger than the rest which when charging can...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:53 -0700
2011
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On Sep 22, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Richard Falk wrote: > My air conditioning stopped working. Also my heat pump did not work this winter. > > The diesel heater worked great when it was really cold.Last summer my air > conditioning worked some time, it was temperamental. it would st...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:06:19 -0700
2011
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Hi, Stephen-- On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:47 PM, Stephen Weitz wrote: > I think my AC has gone out. > > I have borrowed a tech tool. > Any suggestions on what to look for? > > I assume a dealer can change the orifice tube if that is it? Actually, I took my truck to a local repair s...
Richard Falk
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:06:25 -0700 (PDT)
2011
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I have a 1997 S-10 agm lead acid batteries. I just replaced the batteries yesterday. The truck drives good. My problem is the Service Soon Light is on now. I used my Teck 2 and found in the section Body, Htcm, there is a code of 0016 Ambient Air Temperature Ckt. I cleared the...
Richard Falk
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:06:25 -0700 (PDT)
2011
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I have a 1997 S-10 agm lead acid batteries. I just replaced the batteries yesterday. The truck drives good. My problem is the Service Soon Light is on now. I used my Teck 2 and found in the section Body, Htcm, there is a code of 0016 Ambient Air Temperature Ckt. I cleared the...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:00:57 -0700
2011
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I bought a new electric Nissan Leaf and have decided to sell my General Motors 1998 Chevy S10 (NiMH battery) electric pickup truck. This Chevy S10 electric vehicle qualifies for single person car pool lane use (HOV or diamond lane) in California. A white "Access OK" sticker wo...