[ausev] EV donor vehicles and "salvage vehicle titles"

[acranjel]

Hi ausev,

 

While not all salvage titles come from flooded vehicles the previous email
talks about them in particular so....In regards to using flooded vehicles as
a donor car, while these are great as donor vehicles, special care must be
taken when dealing with them. The following was an email sent out a few
months back regarding this from the International Automotive Technicians
Network. Although all flood vehicles may not be exposed to raw sewage,
nonetheless special precautions should be taken.

 

Alfonzo Ranjel

 

ACEAA.ORG 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

Subject: iATN: Flood Vehicle Dangers

 

Hello everyone,

 

This is just a quick email to remind everyone about the hidden dangers

of working on vehicles from hurricane flood regions.

 

In the aftermath of last year's devastating hurricane season along the

Gulf Coast, many vehicles were subjected to flood conditions. While a

vast majority of these vehicles were scrapped, many will no doubt make

their way into the market as "salvaged vehicles." These vehicles may pose

special problems from both usability and health hazard standpoints. Many

of these vehicles were exposed to heavily contaminated water and even

raw sewage. In these situations, even a small scratch could prove deadly.

 

A recent article, linked below, touches on some of the very serious

health hazard concerns of which all technicians should be aware:

 

    http://www.motorage.com/motorage/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=310515

 

Special precautions and care are needed when servicing these vehicles to

limit your exposure. Including, but not limited to: wearing the

appropriate clothing, gloves, and eye protection, properly treating any

cuts or other injuries, and recognizing the symptoms of septic shock as

outlined in the article above.

 

In order to help our members, we have also posted this message and

started a new discussion thread in the iATN Industry Issues forum to

discuss tips and suggestions for identifying possible flood damaged

vehicles:

 

    http://members.iatn.net/forums/read/msg.aspx?f=forum16&m=39281

 

Stay safe!

 

Best Regards,

 

iATN Staff

 

________________________________________________________________

Copyright (c)2006 iATN.

 

 

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From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Shaffer
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:50 AM
To: ausev at austinev.org
Subject: [ausev] EV donor vehicles

 

With all of the flooding recently in the Midwest comes damaged vehicles
ideal for EV use. I purchased GMC Sonoma S10 from an auto salvage recycler
after the Katrina floods. It only saw fresh water damage with a light slit
inside. It has a vinyl floor, hand crank windows and locks, nothing fancy.
Since there is very little electronics, it was easy to gut what was there
and start over. I drained and flushed the transmission and rear end and
filled up with Synthetic fluids. I sold the motor and left over ICE
equipment on Craigslist and I now have a clean truck for an EV conversion.
So just a reminder for those looking for a good inexpensive donor to pick up
a auto paper and look for the auto salvage recyclers in your area that has
flood vehicles. Floods usually ruin computers, engines, ignition systems and
are often too costly to repair. Yet this gives us an opportunity to buy a
clean (as far as rust) vehicle for a conversion at a lower price. 

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