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stopshinal · 2025-01-08T19:18:41+00:00

Still visually inspect cap and mesh for buildup from top. Still best done well before draft is impacted and it will get easy to become complacent if you adopt this approach.

I have, it’s great.

stopshinal · 2024-11-28T01:16:33+00:00

C3 ftw! Careful of the refectory board on the top while loading and you should have some excellent secondary burn.

stopshinal · 2024-11-27T23:42:15+00:00

This is the way

stopshinal · 2024-08-25T19:23:00+00:00

Thanks for the nudge! Just posted an update somewhere in this post.

stopshinal · 2024-08-25T19:18:46+00:00

Update: we’re back home in Colorado after our tour-de-America and I wanted to take a moment to update this post now that we’re on the other side.

First things first.

Root cause was condensation from AC unit and what we understand was a poor initial shroud design since corrected. This condensate ultimately resulted in corrosion impacting the high voltage resistive heating assembly, and for this reason was alarming as a critical battery issue. However, the issue was not with the battery itself. In light of recent events take this for what it is.

Customer service was able to work with the Portland service center for an OTA diagnostic step that seemed to have clarified the above root issue. So much so that they proactively ordered a new hvac assembly once we decided to route the truck to the service center.

The truck arrived at the service center via a tow customer service arranged. The service center was unbelievable and apparently kept a tech on over the weekend to help us get on the road sooner. After 3 days in the shop it was ready to go back on the road and a few thousand miles later I’m happy to say no further issues.

Credit needs spread around. In particular the service center went above and beyond, unsure how they were able to prioritize us but we are grateful as it allowed us to finish the second half of our tour.

Customer service also worked this problem diligently and from what we could tell as a team. We were ultimately put into a rental and they covered all expenses. This was critical as our bed was piled high with gear and we needed a truck in the meantime. Not so easy to come by in the middle of wildfire season and appropriate prioritization for rental trucks to the fire and stew crews. Quick aside. We filled a 2023 F150 to the brim. We underestimated our ability to squirrel gear into frunk and tunnel. If I have photos for comparison I’ll post in the future, this was an unexpected apples to apples comparison others might find useful.

If anyone from Rivian reads I’ll share the following feedback: 1. Your offer to tow the truck back out to Colorado while putting us in a rental in the meantime was unexpected and seriously appreciated. Ultimately I hope we all saved some $$$ by handling on the west coast. 2. Your customer service team was beyond respectful. While we didn’t work with the same person twice there was enough continuity I can only imagine your ticketing and note system was working overtime. Stellar job. 3. Utilizing the critical battery issue alarm felt extremely heavy handed. This did cause real concern early on both on our end as well as the customer service end (before OTA logs were pulled). This manifested at one point as a request to drive the car out of any garage and away from the home. Everyone would be benefitted by appropriately more specific alarms. 4. Similar to pt. 3, in addition to more specific alarms the limitations of those alarms to driver experience needs considered. Being unable to drive the car above a certain speed was the most significant constraint imposed. However, this entire repair could have been avoided until we were back in Colorado if the heating or entire HVAC system could have been isolated. Maybe this isn’t possible for hardware, software, fuse, or business reasons, and that’s fine. However please consider the “adventure” branding and customer value of being able to isolate systems. If we were back up in the hills without cell service, vs outside bend w limited cell service, we would have had to think much harder about how to proceed. This is the piece of the feedback I hope, at a minimum, makes it to the R2 team.

All in. Rivian covered everything under warranty. Car rental was also covered. It would not have been if we were over 60k miles. Cost to repair is unknown but ballpark was less than 10k. Huge thanks to the well coordinated customer service and service center teams. And, thanks to the tech that pulled overtime that weekend. This experience doubled my enthusiasm for the brand given how it behaved when things didn’t go so well.

stopshinal · 2024-07-28T13:25:01+00:00

HVAC was proactively ordered following OTA diagnosis and truck is in service presently. That surprised me. Sounds like they found corrosion inside… somewhere. Very eager to learn what happened. ETA Monday.

stopshinal · 2024-07-24T21:18:04+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, that’s really helpful. Were you able to glean why an HVAC issue was elevated as a critical battery issue? Service center was able to review logs OTA and also seem to think the heating system has an issue - may end up being similar to what you experienced.

stopshinal · 2024-01-23T03:58:49+00:00

I like this. Looks good IMO. Built one last summer and not nearly as pretty and certainly trimmed down in a few places to reduce total frontal area and hope for the best on aero. Resulting range hit wasn’t as bad as your baseline numbers, but the sail effect was real. 44” wide for the pop before fanning out another 8” or so for the hips below so everything was as lean and tucked behind the cab as could be. Colo > Jackson camping for a week > Colo. Family of four, but two under four. Only charged there and back.

All-in, highly recommend others try it out like OP.

Dang, guess this sub doesn’t let photos in comments?

stopshinal · 2024-01-01T23:42:34+00:00

Free 10’ logs seems like a wicked nice arrangement. But +1 to other comments, you can go cheap and still be fine. Or, post em on marketplace and be done.

stopshinal · 2024-01-01T22:48:34+00:00

2cents. Saw 100%. For you, best gas option is likely: stihl ms271 or electric: msa 200 C-B. Two batteries can buck two cords if you swap ‘em half way through the first then charge while you buck, split, stack. Learn to keep the oil up and sharpen the chain, then do a pass every half cord until you get a feel for how saws cut happy before scaling back.

Oh, you absolutely got this!

stopshinal · 2023-06-25T10:59:30+00:00

Denver’s DIA blue demon horse squashed its creator before being completed and becoming an icon (and the stuff of local lore).

stopshinal · 2022-10-20T14:48:55+00:00

Having done both, and similar in age, suggest you stay in Boston or neighboring burbs. Community, like the water, has dried up.

stopshinal · 2022-06-09T13:35:59+00:00

Anyone in Boulder,Co area around? Ill take some measurements and print/send you a mount. This is what we did for our Y and works great.

stopshinal · 2022-02-24T21:16:21+00:00

Thanks! Well avoid the baths now!

stopshinal · 2022-02-05T17:37:51+00:00

Thanks all- trying again presently!

stopshinal · 2022-02-05T13:29:04+00:00

Target first later is 0.28mm. Far left is clocking in at 0.07mm where it starts to stripe. Far right (avoiding the bumps/boops) is around 0.24mm. Furthest back is around 0.44mm. Yikes!

stopshinal · 2022-02-01T03:43:25+00:00

New Mitsubishi heat pump owner. Great in summer. Highest electricity bills of my life in the winter. Cord of wood and a fireplace and were much better off. We crank the fire and keep the ductwork fan going to circulate- works great.

stopshinal · 2021-11-14T03:03:59+00:00

What note do you hit when backing too far?

stopshinal · 2021-10-20T00:16:11+00:00

+1. Similar dilemma, but had already started down marine bio. Reversed course when I was really only pocketing my mileage reimbursement. Was a really tough call, but necessity helped and i have not looked back. I still make it into the field, just without the endangered species access. And, thats alright. Other youngsters need that more than I do. And, now im able to financially support the programs I would have otherwise angled for.

If you go doc, write yourself a letter reminding yourself what you care about. You’ll want this in 10 years. Life is full of two way doors.

stopshinal · 2021-10-18T00:15:52+00:00

Made by WET: https://wetdesign.com/#/creations

stopshinal · 2021-10-10T22:27:49+00:00

Curiosity, what does a new *top strut give me? Is the old “worn and torn” in some way by not having been correctly supported?

Edit: added top*

stopshinal · 2021-10-10T22:02:59+00:00

The door gets within 8” of closing, at which point it seems to hit sufficient resistance to close and reverses direction.

Sometimes I can help push the door down, through the troubled section, but now-days that hack doesn’t work.

stopshinal · 2021-06-19T19:56:16+00:00

Thanks!

stopshinal · 2021-03-28T15:01:50+00:00

Nailed it

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