Alex, The first relay you would hear is the 12V relay for start lockout.. ie: won't let you drive off with it plugged in. You should hear that when you plug it...
The advice that I gave about driving the batteries to near zero is what Dave R. here in Atlanta was trying to do with his TeVan batts. When he got his van,...
Hey Jim, No relay sound when I plug the charge cable to the van or when I power it up. Completely silent. All of the fuses look good. It has the Square D...
Today my friend, and electrical engineer, John came by and unplugged the power to the MCU, opened up the MCU and took a look inside. He then reconnected the...
A 1994 Nissan Maxima heat/ac blower with 2mm sanded from the inner edge of the fan, a single new hole drilled on the mount plate, and the electrical connector...
Today my friend, and electrical engineer, John came by and unplugged the power to the MCU, opened up the MCU and took a look inside. He then reconnected the...
The manual states that a brake boost sound for 5-7 seconds after brake pedal is depressed is normal at any time. That is probably referring to the purr of the...
The drive motor cooling fans on my TEVan (which I sold in 2005) failed after approximately 10,000 miles (they're cheap PM brush motor fans). I installed BLDC...
Sorry Jim, We disconnected the motor controller unit/charger, (MCU,) at the radsock positive and negative battery connectors on the passenger side of the box...
Last night we talked about the possibility of dropping the pack again on the TeVan that we tried to get running about a year ago.. I am thinking this time...
Hi Steve, I was in the same boat as you with my NiMh TEVan. My approach was don't fix it if it ain't broke and I have been driving mine regularly the past...
My TEVan is unreliable for charging. I have discovered a reliable method for resetting the dc/dc converter or it's relay which seems to be the source of the...
Fellow TEVan Owners, The manual says The TEVan uses a modified A523 manual transaxle the combines gear reduction, ratio selection, and differential function in...
... in ... transaxle is ... its oil ... I use Synthetic ATF and put in the fill plug on the side of the tranny. Their is a fill plug on the side just like the...
Hey all, 1. Thanks everyone, especially Steve Hawkins for the TEVan library website. 1250 of my miles on the TEVan now. 2. Charging problems that were...
Fellow TEVan Owners, I'm experiencing some transmission/transaxle problems. Based on various intermittent noises, I'm pretty sure I have some mechanical...
http://www.gearvendors.com/contact.html I can't recommend a good transmission shop enough. Often a tow, then a diagnosis fee can save you loads of time and...
Does anyone have the inside dimensions - length x width x height of the TeVan boxes? I am trying to fit in 15 Group 27 AGMs. I think they may be too tall. ...
Hello all, I wanted to introduce my self and the TEVan I just purchased. My name is Jared, I emailed a few of you asking questions about the van already. I...
I made some headway on the van today. I found out why the blinkers didn't work. For what ever reason, the previous owners pulled just about every fuse out...
Congratulations Jared! You have to be in neutral for the van to go into run. Very low state of charge will also prevent the van from going into run. I've ...
Yeah, I tried turning on the van in neutral and park but neither way did it get the run indicator. I hear the motor fan run for a little bit but shuts off...
The van will not run with the charge cable plugged in. One of the relays on the drivers side fender will not allow the run relay if the charger interlock relay...
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:39 AM, jleverington <jleverington@...> ... it ... shuts ... Both battery and motor fans run constantly with ignition on. I...
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