Lithium battery fires.

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by Beau388

Not all Chevy trucks are the same. I know of no Ford 3/4 ton truck with a flat cab floor and a ten foot long bed in a 15 foot long package, that weighs 2,400 lbs and gets 26 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg around town. Traded my 1955 Ford F-1 1/2 ton for it in 1985.

This was before my time too ( I wasn't even born LOL) . But if you sold this in 1985 for that Chevy You know you don't have to admit these things on a public forum Don't get me wrong, I have purchased 3 brand new Chevy's 1982 Z28, 2014 Camaro RS and 2014 Chevy Cruze LTZ.

My neighbor has a Ford 150 that had to go into the shop for about a week, somehow they gave him Chevy Silverado as a loaner and he is still complaining about it

[Beau388]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

That was Chevy’s answer to the Ford Econoline Pickup.

The Econoline has a 7 ft bed, 144 cu 6 cy between the seats and a drive shaft under the bed giving a 3.5 ft lift into the bed via the tailgate. It had thee on the tree with a non syncro first. The Rampside came with a all syncro 4-sp or Powerglide auto trans-axle. The base model Econoline was 15% cheaper the the Corvair R124 (Rampside) model, so it sold the Corvair by three to one.

The Corvair has 50 percent of the weight on the rear wheels and the Econoline 21%. In 1963-7 all Ford Econoline trucks had a 400 lb steel plate welded above the differential to prevent the the truck from doing a nose first flip when under heavy braking with an unloaded bed. Did I mention the Corvair Rampside has a 4x3 foot side section that is hinged so it makes a loading ramp in to the bed that is 18" above the ground. Max gross weight of the Ford Eoconoline truck was 4,200 lbs limited by its 6.40x13 6 ply tires and 9.5 x2 in brake drums, all from the Falcon. The Corvair was 4,800 lbs. max weight limited by the 7.00x14 8 ply tires and has 1957 Chevy brake drums (11x2 inch). The Corvair has 4 wheel independent, coil springs suspension. Leaf springs and solid axle on the Econoline.

I autocross my truck and have yet to see an Econoline or Dodge A-100.
My truck has a Champion AGM 65 amp-h group 51A battery.

[16ACE27]

Originally Posted by dkoldman

My neighbor has a Ford 150 that had to go into the shop for about a week, somehow they gave him Chevy Silverado as a loaner and he is still complaining about it

A ford go into the shop??? Naaaah, never happens.

Your neighbor should have ecstatic with the loaner upgrade.

[lwmcguir]

Originally Posted by 16ACE27

A ford go into the shop??? Naaaah, never happens.



Your neighbor should have ecstatic with the loaner upgrade.[emoji38]

Owned one Chevy pickup out of 40 plus Fords and have 3 now

Never another one

You hurt my feelings Ace, but i will get over it

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by lwmcguir

Owned one Chevy pickup out of 40 plus Fords and have 3 now

Never another one

You hurt my feelings Ace, but I will get over it

We all will have to get over it. I guess even a Squirrel with 20/20 vision aided by a James Webb Space Telescope can miss an acorn every once in a while

[EA37TS]

Can we get it back on topic or should I close the thread because it has run its course?

[Chance]

Originally Posted by EA37TS

The reported fires were started during charging. Nothing to do with performance.

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Back on topic:

I don’t see these as necessarily separate issues. A tinkerer that is clueless can modify an E-Bike for added speed or power and unintentionally make charging more dangerous or risky. That’s what I was thinking about when I commented.

After a fire, it’s unlikely the error will be disclosed or discovered. A lithium fire is pretty intense, and will burn a lot of evidence.


P.S. — I can think of similar examples that could be applied to RVs, but don’t want to give anyone bad ideas.

[EA37TS]

The issue is stock ebike batteries being charged with stock chargers are catching fire. If some idiot decides to tinker around and something catches fire they deserve all the related fire damage that occurs.

Yes, many drone owners have modified their batteries to extend their life. You tube is full of these clowns..