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Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:18:48 EDT
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Hello Michael I receive the list in digest. I have not seen any replies so sorry if someone has already addressed this. You should check your fuse and I would bet money you need a new fan motor. If your lucky you already have Jeff/s better fan buffer. I believe the majority of...
Richard Falk
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 07:52:53 -0700 (PDT)
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I know it may be a long shot but my air was not working also. Th vacume hose going to the round cannister mounted to the hood ,drivers side was bad. Replaced and it started to work. ? ???????????????????????????????????????? Thanks RIck --- On Sun, 6/6/10, [email removed] <[em...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:39:24 -0400
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> > My 1998 native NiMH truck?s A/C has ceased to function. Having searched the archives, I learned that a faulty condenser fan buffer could cause this problem. Sure enough, my truck?s condenser fan does not come on when I turn on the A/C. I also cannot get the fan to come on...
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The elbow in place of the diverter valve is a factory fix, don't worry about it . Your A/C problem is another issue ,I bet your orifice tube is broken and/or clogged. With a Tech 2 scan tool you can look at the high and low side pressures in the system ( in kpa's) and you can...
Michael Anzalone
Fri, 28 May 2010 15:58:43 -0400
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My Tech2 has intermittently reported the following DTCs which, while they are seemingly straigtforward in description, they do not appear to be documented in the service manuals. Or if they are documented, I haven't been able to locate anything about them: 232 Battery Pack Coo...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 13 May 2010 13:04:50 -0400
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Is there a spec sheet on the Panasonic EV-1260 that we could compare to? Weight... I believe the Panasonics were 30.8 lbs each? Which make the original pack weight just over 800 lbs. My Dekas are 1430 lbs. My truck felt very heavy so I installed a 1000 lb "add-a-Leaf" spring k...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 13 May 2010 11:10:08 -0400
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I am hoping, after doing years of research on this, that I could add something to the battery discussion. I did find the EV-1260 battery still being produced, but it was in Japan and it was not economically feasible to get them here to the U.S. So that left us all with the pro...
Rick Falk
Tue, 11 May 2010 10:01:56 -0500
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My air was not working. I found the problem. If you have the hood up and are looking at the compartment. On the right side there is a round vacuum chamber attached to the hood. The vacuum line was bad going to that. I replaced it and my air started working right away. Easy che...
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Thu, 6 May 2010 02:55:57 EDT
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Hello Kevin I receive the S-10 list in digest so I don't know if anyone has responded to your problem. With the information you have posted below. I would say your truck is giving you accurate information. The BCM will not let you use what you don't have. I believe what your s...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 5 May 2010 08:46:07 -0400
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Short version... As we all know, the SOC is NOT reality. (Especially when you have replaced the Panasonics with higher Amp Hour batteries). The BPCM will shut me down after a 36 mile commute. (18 miles to work, 18 miles home). Everything from the truck gauges tells me I'm kill...
Upgeya Pew
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:45:51 -0700
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Hi, everybody. My 1998 S10E is now charging and running, after replacment of the auxillary battery. The old battery was two years old, and its voltage, while still sufficent to power the instruments and radio, had apparently declined too far for charging. I am deeply grateful...
Richard Falk
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:01:04 -0700 (PDT)
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??? I just got my S-10 lead acid truck running this last Friday. I drove it for 7 miles. It started slowing down quite early in the drive at the end 25 miles per hour was it. I had hooked up my 220 volt charger on it. It says 0 % charge 1 hr and 50 min to charge. The fan comes...
McMullin, Kevin
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:40:50 -0400
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Thanks Don, I'm aware of this and like I said, I charge at work after my 18 mile drive in, with my convenience charger. Also, I have been given permission to install a 220V charger, here at work, so I'll be able to charge all year. Kevin McMullin ______________________________...
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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:43:37 EDT
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Hello Kevin For long battery life it is best not to deep discharge lead acid batteries more than 50% DOD. Don From: "McMullin, Kevin " <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Date: Wed, 14 A...
Michael MacDonell
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:17:16 -0700 (PDT)
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Gil, No it wasn't the heat switch. I came across a? (yours?) post concerning that in the archives. I did finally get both trucks cooling, perhaps it was a sticking valve or maybe it had something to do with swapping the battery pack air flow sensor from 1 truck to the other. 1...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:58:54 -0400
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Michael, Maybe the Reversing valve? With the Tech 2, you can command the reversing valve to change position. My 1997 sat for a long time, (had only 5800 miles on it when I bought it last year). I could not get the A/C to function and I believe the reversing valve was hung up....
Gil Dawson
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:52:46 -0700
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Michael-- Is the "Heat" switch on? It's to the left of the steering wheel, under the headlight switch. It tells the heat transfer system to function as a heater. --Gil On Apr 10, 2010, at 8:25 P, Michael MacDonell wrote: > What could cause the A/C not to function on 2 differen...
Michael MacDonell
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:21:19 -0700 (PDT)
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I got the cab AC going on one of the trucks but I'm not sure what I did to make it so, it just starting running. On the other truck I can perform the battery packing cooling test using the Tech 2 and it blows cold air through the pack ducting and I can see the action on the Te...
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Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:35:41 -0700
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Michael MacDonell
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
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What could cause the A/C not to function on 2 different 1997 Nimh trucks? I can get the heat pump to produce heat but get nothing when trying for cooling. I have monitored the process with a tech 2 and it does show that I am calling for A/C. I waited about 10 minutes but never...
Richard Falk
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 07:44:44 -0700 (PDT)
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To Group, ? I used 26 of the NSB 60 FT. THey are 60 amp hour. I was able to put 20 of them in the bottom of the box sitting normal. Then I put the original battery divider on the of that set. I am laying remaining? 6 batteries on there side. I had to do some modification of th...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:27:43 -0400
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It may be a bit off subject, but I was wondering what North Star battery was used where 26 of them would fit into the original battery box. Kevin Kayden -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email removed]> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:00 AM To: <[ema...
Upgeya Pew
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:15:32 -0700
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Hi, everybody. My 1998 S10E has stopped accepting a charge (the charger reports E2), and will not move on its own power. Instruments all light up, and report "service now" and "battery life". I'm not sure why, but I was recently sick for 2 weeks while the truck sat idle, so my...
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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:49:48 EDT
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Hello Andrew Most likely it is not the charger. Use your Tech2 to show the DTCs your having. Don Hello folks, I am having an issue with my charger, it won't charge and periodically gives an E1 fault code. According to the Tech2 there is no charger communication with the truck....
andrew
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:52 -0700
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Hello folks, I am having an issue with my charger, it won't charge and periodically gives an E1 fault code. According to the Tech2 there is no charger communication with the truck. According to the charger manual i should contact my certified charger service technician if the...
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:44:08 EST
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Hello Richard I will not disagree with your statement it would be best to have a cell balancing. There are a lot of drivers out there running them as is. One I know well has over 8000 miles in an OEM Ranger. The only other option right now is lead and it is not inexpensive for...
Ken Vadnais
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:23 -0800
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I can see how the batteries could fit in the enclosure in this fashion if they were no larger than the NiMH ones. However some manufacturers do not recommend connecting their Lithium batteries in parallel because the protection mechanisms won't work correctly in the case of a...
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:47 EST
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Hello Kevin As Jeff stated electronics is not one of my strong points. Since you have a lead truck my belief is some where around 60 Amp hours the BMS is going to shut down charging. It will allow a little more for balancing on some charge cycles but it should shut down. With...
Jerry Pohorsky
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:45 -0800
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Howdy, Richard Hatfield is currently doing an upgrade of his S-10E from NiMH to Thundersky cells. He is using the 40 AH cells with two cells in parallel x 4 of these pairs in series to replace each NiMH module. This way, he ends up with around 80 AH capacity from each pair and...
Ken Vadnais
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:23:53 -0800
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I am wondering the same thing Kevin is: has this actually been done to an S-10? I'm currently going through my NiMH pack screening and rejuvenating the batteries, so my pack enclosure is open and on the garage floor. I have some 100 AH LiFePO4 batteries from another project as...