David, I haven't tried to replace mine, but I do know the dealers are no help and don't support the TEVan. I'm forwarding your request to the TEVan list as ...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Jan 23, 2002 1:47 am
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David, I never had problems with the battery box blower and it is one of the few parts I don't have as a spare. If you have taken the unit out, measure the...
Rod and others, My low gear selector switch has gone out, and while thinking about things, can you tell me exactly what the switches do? My theory is that the...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Jan 26, 2002 11:01 pm
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... If I recall correctly, the low gear switch must be depressed for reverse to work (there really isn't a reverse gear, it is just low with the motor spinning...
Dave, Any NiCd's sitting around? check out my web page, hower.iwarp.com You're right about the low/high switch and regen. I have the software attached to this...
Regen occurs whenever you hit the brakes, whether you are in low or high gear. The regen should increase as you press harder on the brake pedal, but I have...
Rod, I looked at your web page and had trouble with some of the links. Clicking on the pictures did nothing, but the links on the left worked. Saw the ...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Jan 30, 2002 2:44 pm
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Dave, I unplug my battery pack whenever I want to force watering. I hate hooking up that dionizer every time, so after 1000-2000 amp hours I'll unplug the...
Hello to all; I'm David Castiaux ( Casto ) in Oklahoma City. I work for the Mid-Del school system as the EV instructor. I just hired on and don't have a vast...
David, Was that a Dodge TEVan? If so, I can help. Either way I could possibly come up with some type of blower/fan. Let me know, see what's on the web site, ...
How does one ignor this. There it is! Now what? Nameste' Don...
Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Feb 11, 2002 12:30 am
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Rod, Thanks for your kind offer. It is a Dodge TE van a 93 model. I have since found out that the condenser fan is a stock item. I have the old one out and...
Hey Rod, Glad to hear from you. I have been using my TEVan pretty close to daily now for a few months. My wife drove it to work for a while and really prefers...
Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
May 24, 2002 4:05 pm
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Rod, Glad to hear your TE is running great. Ours here at the school has an overheat problem and I haven't had time to troubleshoot it. I have had the battery...
Rod, Only minor problems here. My turn signal flasher went out and it apparently is a dealer only item for all Dodge Caravans - a 4 pin electronic controller ...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
May 24, 2002 6:32 pm
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Chris, I know it has some kind of port and I have a little diagnostic gadget that plugs into it. I don't know if the controller is programmable. I have the ...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Jul 1, 2002 7:42 pm
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My charger keeps tripping while charging. At first I thought it was temperature related, but then I realized it occured somewhat randomly. I pulled battery +...
Is anyone aware of a place that can service the Charger/Motor Controller? I have two Tevans, and neither are operating. I'm green with envy every time I...
Bryan Edwards
bedwards@...
Jul 29, 2002 3:05 pm
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Rod, Here at the school our Tevan has started kicking the charger off when I first power it up. I usualy recycle the power switch at the outlet, it then will...
Bryan, I get the feeling from your posting that you may have a controller prob. with one and a battery pack prob. with the other. I'm not a expert on these...
David, My Van is having the same problem and just got worse. Do you have a controller box with a GFI installed on the drivers side by the brake master...
Gentlemen, I purchased a motorcycle maintenance lift from Sams Club and it is perfect for the job. Don't remember the price but it seems that it was about...
Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Jul 29, 2002 6:47 pm
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Don, I checked out Samsclub.com and found this http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_shopping.jsp?coe=0&oidPath=0%3a- 15221%3a- ...
That's the one! No, I did not need an adaptor. The jack is stable with the very heavy load of batteries. Got any more batteries? Don ... From: "evdesigner"...
Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Jul 30, 2002 1:18 am
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Rod, Thanks for your info on checking out my batt pack. I will do it as soon as I get a chance. As for cleaning the NiCads the only reference I can find in...
Rod, According to my SAFT publication "Technical handbook installation, operation and maintenance of air cooled Ni-Cd block units type STM 5.180", section 6.1...