Recent content by Curt

I agree. It would be great to have someplace competent and willing to work on Roadsters. Any time I can get one of the Tesla Service Centers to work on my Roadster, I end up having to source and buy the parts for them.

Just to give a quick update... I drove the Roadster to the Tyco Service Center with no issues. I watched the temperature bars, and the battery stayed steady in the 2nd bar. At some point during the drive, the pump started running (because, of course, issues must become intermittent when going...

Thanks, Larry. From what you had posted before, I wasn't certain that your pump had completely failed before going to the Service Center. Thanks, @ML Auto! I had guessed this was the case, but still understandably nervous. I think I'm going to go for it. Might park outside Thursday night to...

My 1.5 Roadster's Coolant Pump has now failed (Alert #1425). My local Service Center no longer works on Roadsters, but I've managed to get an appointment at the Tyson's Corner VA Service Center, about a 15 mile drive. I tried topping up the coolant just in case that was the problem, but the...

Membercar (MemberCar - Serving Rockville, MD), right around the corner from the Rockville Service Center, has done these inspections in the past. Give them a call.

At our monthly Tesla Tuesday gathering last night, a Ford F-150 Lightning EV pulled in next to me.

I wouldn't say that it is resolved, but I have learned to manage the problem. After the "PEM Correction", which was the fourth time they told me the problem was solved, the behavior changed. Now, the #972 error (almost) never occurs while driving, but instead while stopping or stopped. It also...

Really wish I could make it, but it's a long haul from Maryland. Perhaps we can organize an East Coast Roadster Roundup based on yours.

I don't. After all, at low SOC (Why did I say POC before? That's what I get for trying to multitask.) the cells should be safe for storage at significantly higher temperatures.

During the summer, I try to bring the Roadster in at 40% POC or a bit less. Somewhere between 39% and 33%, the sleep temperature threshold eases and allows the car to go to sleep, even in the summer heat. It seems that the lower the POC, the higher the temperature threshold.

That tracks with what I'm seeing with the early 3.0 battery in my 1.5. In the Summer, the only way I can get the pump to stop is by waiting for SOC to drop below 40%.

I'm guessing that's it. I tried again this morning, and got 3.3.002. Now, to swap the Modem boards...

I'm a little confused. When should I upgrade to v3.3.001? Before or after the Modem board swap? I just switched my firmware setup to edge, downloaded what appeared to be 3.3.001, but on reboot I have two partitions with 3.2.018 installed.

Yes, these can be changed. Bear with me, I'm doing this from memory, so it might not be exactly right. I set the temp limit to 30, rather than the default, this has always worked well for me. Use the command "config set xtr cooldown.templimit 30" (obviously, substitute your own value for 30)...

I'm going to guess that your OVMS is v3. The old in-app parameters were for OVMS v2. To initiate cooldown on OVMS v3, go to the Messages tab, and enter the command "CHARGE COOLDOWN"