Thank You Davide, I thought I had completely read that wiki. I guess I over looked the part about tightening the mirror. Actually I read the entire section...
I have searched the archives and so far haven't come across a fix for the jerky response of the throttle at slow forward and reverse speed. When I try to...
Russ, I tried this and it made it better. I too can spin the tire easily even after this change but if I apply gas VERY slowly, it doesn't happen. I never...
Thanks for the suggestions, I had changed the linkage position yesterday thinking that would help. I still have the spring in the second hole I will move it...
I've notice that in reverse when I press on the accelerator the initial motion causes the foot to press harder on the accelerator and the wheel spins. I now...
I will give that a try. I keep wondering what can be done to electrically correct the problem. There must be an adjustment of something that can be done to...
Hi Russ- My throttle was very jerky and power would surge. I'd energetically pump the throttle as suggested and it would be OK for about 5 minutes, then start...
Hi Sid, I don't have a problem with surge or jerkiness once I am moving. It is that initial whiplash that is taking some getting used to. The only time it...
A friend and I were looking at the Sparrow and noticed a couple of increase/decrease adjustments just under the tail of the #133. It looked like they were...
Working on my Kilovac controller and was trying to figure out the serial data communication between the back black box (EVBC) and the controller. It is the...
Hello Russ, Jim Diebley with VIN128 (with Curtis controller) here. I have changed my throttle pot about four times here in the tropical humidity of Singapore....
I have tried a couple different things. I have used bees wax from old candles to eliminate the squeel. That works very well and it makes the vehicle smell nice...
Jim, Where is a pic of the newly painted Sparrow and seat? The way grabby reverse was explained to me was due to motor advance in the forward direction cause a...
Thanks Jim, I will give that a try. The reverse whiplash is the only complaint I have with my Sparrow. I saw in the controller manual mention of an ...
Well I was able to answer my own question today. The connection between the EVBC (back black box) and the Kilovac controller is not serial data at all. Here is...
The adjustments under the tail (or butt) of the sparrow represent apportioning valves for the brakes. The apportioning valves regulate how much brake pressure...
Thanks for the info Ruben. I suspected something like that. The brakes have been working fine (other than the squeal) so I definitely won't be messing around...
Thanks to all who replied with suggestions for where to buy batteries. I bought Optima D34M blue-tops at Costco for $159.00. I've read in this forum that it's...
If you are trying to build and maintain a great battery pack, you may want to invest in a battery conductance tester like those made by Midtronics. Check your...
When you buy a new set of Optima batteries you can order them as a "matched set". What this means is that they usually come from the same batch of batteries...
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Hello, Before I am caught with no brakes, I would like to get a set of spare parts. I have searched messages and Wiki and have not found enough information to...
The part numbers for the brake pads are in the Database folder under Parts Spec. It appears that the pads are record number 81. It is about the fourth or...
Wilwood brake parts are in Summit Racing and Jeg's Racing parts John L. Brecher Garland, Tx ... From: rrrevels <n4ft@...> Subject: [sparrow_ev] Re: Brake...
Brake pad info in message #19007............. Just got done going over my brakes. Found the following information: Pad #'s are 15Q-6823K for the soft and...
I have a Garmin iQue that was used very little. A while back, I think it was someone from this group who posted a need for one to use for a battery monitoring...
Does anyone have a source for the front wheel bearings. The bearing number is Timken JRM3564XD and is a sealed double cup assembly. Timken tells me that it was...
I found Rick's comment "Most front bearings for Sparrows are part number 510014 BCA Bearing." in an earlier post. After some searching I found the dimensions...
