Monday, October 27, 2008

Getting started

I removed the radiator hoses and disconnected the fan wire in preparation for pulling the radiator as well as disconnecting the ground from the battery.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Water Pump

Some EV parts have arrived:
  • The Instruction booklet arrived in September
  • 10/8: Impulse 9 motor from Warfield Electric Company
  • 10/13: The Curtis 1231C controller
  • Today: High Voltage cable (45 ft.)

The weather here in Virginia has been great for riding in a convertible, but for the last couple of weeks the Cabriolet has been just sitting idle. My wife noticed a large puddle under it one day and on further investigation it appears to leaking around the shaft on the water pump. It's probably too much for a "Stop Leak" repair, so I'll take it as the "Drain coolant" step is already completed for the ICE removal. Well maybe not completely. I want to warm the engine up at least one more time so I can get a good compression test and have those numbers available to a prospective ICE buyer.