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
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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...
Bryan Edwards
bedwards@...
Jul 30, 2002 2:59 pm
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Well, I guess I now know why Chrysler picked 180 volt sepex. Must have had some old engineers, or old parts laying around. Any idea where these sepex drives...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Jul 31, 2002 3:59 pm
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Old engineers? Yep, the guy who designed the motor control was a 30 year employee who started out in the motor winding shop while he worked on his electrical...
Rod, How do I determine if my motor is arcing excessively? I have a spare controller, but would not know how to repair one should it go out. Why was sepex...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Jul 31, 2002 5:40 pm
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Hi all, Looking for the expert who has found the secret to checking the oil level in the motor cooling system of their 93 TE. I have checked the manual and...
Hello to the nine other list members. Some, or all, of you may have read my post to the EVDL about obtaining a 1993 Dodge TEVan with the Ni-Cads. Now I'd like...
Jim, My service manual consists of a Chrysler service manual for the van, plus a supplement for the TEVan. The supplement is not bound and would be easy to...
Bryan Edwards
bedwards@...
Dec 14, 2002 2:54 am
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there was an ad on the EV Tradin' Post for manuals including one for TEVan. Don...
Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Dec 14, 2002 3:11 am
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Jim, The battery overflow tank and resivior has 5 systolic pumps inside. SAFT recommends a maximum of 6 batteries in series for a single watering pump. The...
Rod & Jim, I think you just need a female half of the "quick" disconnect to be able to allow water to flow into the quick disconnect fitting in the gas tank...
Don Buckshot
buckshot@...
Dec 14, 2002 3:54 pm
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Mine has an override switch on the watering controller. If I want to force a watering cycle, I just toggle the switch and the watering cycle begins. Dave...
Dave Davidson
davetex99@...
Dec 15, 2002 5:11 am
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I e-mailed him and we are going to get together to pick up the manual. He only lives about 6 blocks from me! (When he called me Sunday AM he said someone else...
Dave, You say your TE Van has a toggle switch for the wartering system, ours does also. I thought that this might have been something that my local utility...
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