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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
bro thanks for that history lesson, but what does that have to do with the EV Conversion and when are we gonna see them wheels spin?
well, because the previous owner was rather conservative in the opening she cut, it made access to the emgeez difficult (MG1 & MG2) and since my Lexus transmotor came with only one MG safety cover thingie, The Greg had to figure out how to get to the other one, one had better access than the other, can you guess which side needed the cover, lol? before pics of access to MG1 or should I say lack of, plus the orange high voltage cable ran way to close to the sheet metal and on these old trucks there are a million sharp edges or all sorts of pointy screws protruding below deck, just waiting to nick that cable access to MG2 was gooder but also too close for my taste |
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and here's what the MG covers look like I hope they are identical cause I just ordered a new one ($25 bucks plus another $20 to have it shipped, but I justified it as a much needed safety item)
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
before commiittiing (how do you even spell that word? it's the Mississippi of verbs) blade to sheet metal, I made this fancy shield, to protect me... [wait for it] from me !!!
and couple angle grinder cutting wheels later and dust once again all over my beautiful shop and in my nostrils we had gorgeous access and clearance for MG2 and had to use an adjustable hammer to improve access to MG1 couple short 1 minute videos of how it all went down: Last edited by Gregski; 07-08-2023 at 11:16 AM. |
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so while I was standing in line at the Lexus parts counter the two dudes in front of me were buying OEM Lexus floor mats each, and one of them asked the parts guy behind the counter how do you install them [you can't make this stuff up people]
I am way more handsum than this, the sun was in my eyes, and the WS stands for World Standard (that's sum next level made up sh!et right there) Last edited by Gregski; 07-10-2023 at 12:41 AM. |
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Me: "I need to stop procrastinating and figure out how to add more transmission fluid to that Lexus GS450 haytch !"
also Me: "Can you vacuum a shop-vac with another shop-vac ?" Hank Hill proves WD40 is the answer to all problems. |
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so back to that transmission oil top off which I have been avoiding doing, and here's why
Lexus claims for this to be a Maintenance Free Transmission (pronounced: good for 100k miles before you have to do anything to it) I recall this being attempted by automobile manufacturers in the past and it just takes simple tasks like checking the fluid levels and or topping off the fluid and makes them impossible to do later! For instance this transmission does not have a dip stick, [unless you consider it's owner] and what appears to be metal dip stick tube, is actually an inlet for the coolant aka water cooling. and the best thing about that tube is that it is joined to the pressed in actual inlet on the body of the trans with a flexible rubber hose, so you can easily remove it / delete it as it is almost guaranteed it will interfere with the firewall in your conversion vehicle, and then you just run a rubber hose directly to that short stub on the transmission Second, this transmission does not have a filler hole. That's right there is no unscrew this bolt and pour some delicious trans fluid in. |
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so I am relying on this LS600h procedures but I recon they is the same(ish) Lexus LS600h Chassis
any of youz own or have dealt with one of these lifetime maintenance free transmissions ? |
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poor girl was thirsty she drank 3 quarts and never overflowed yet, looks like I'll be heading back to the floor mat store
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
“Floor mat store”
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Nice work.....nowhere in the drain refill, instructions and implementation was the term filter used, reused, or filtered. Maybe that's where the floor mats come in, hope you got some. Nice work rehumping the trans bump hump. Oops, or metal thingy over transmission....Vacuuming the garage, oh boy, something big is coming!
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so it was back to the Floor Mat Emporium
Me: "two quarts of ATF WS transmission juice please" Lexus: |
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so after a second trip to get more trans fluid, she only took a small swig of the 4th bottle for a total of 3 1/4 quarts thought this will be helpful to future Padawans topping theirs off
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this next high voltage motor cable repair I wrote up in excruciating detail in this Lexus GS450h Transmission Inverter High Voltage Cable Repair so here I will just share some highlights, in case you was wondering why the truck aint running yet
when i first got my Lexus GS450h transmission off a seller on eBay I noticed the big fat orange cables attached to the motors had small gashes in them with some copper exposed, Not Good! |
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I was very pleased to learn that the cable ends come apart and that these cables are serviceable, Mr. Toyota will be receiving a Christmas Card this year
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and now I had to do the other side
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As always, I enjoy the humorous updates. "Floor Mat Emporium"
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appreciate the positive feedback MD, it feeds my fragile eagle, have you ventured out by the The Good Enuff Garage Channel of Tubes for You
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The government can track that, I only take cash.
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
just a quick check list of how my Final Assembly went down as a husband, amateur EV converter, and a father of a teenage daughter with a 2010 Mazda 3 which just through a P0753 code aka "bad shift solenoid" [pronounced: "needs a new friggen $900 dollar TCM"]
Easy-peasy !!! do you have a similar story? I would luv to hear about it to calm my nerves, jk The Suspect and People's Exhibits A & B |
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Bulletpoint for 9: Drive to Mazda stealership for TCM programming.
Bulletpoint for 10: Give Mazda back to teenage daughter. At least you made a few people happy. Your daughter will get her car back, your wife because your daughter is happy and you because both your daughter and your wife is happy. Nothing beats having a happy family. Oh, also you got practice in removing and re-installing a TCM in a 2010 Mazda 3. |
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