Seth Mos
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So I wrestled the car this weekend. Used woodworking clamps on the hoses to reduce spill. Google Drive link also has hose caps you can print.
![1000016629.jpg 1000016629.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/663-7e3c35ae9f5bc3b368647c06fc39ba47.jpg)
Using that you can disconnect the front hose and quickly put on a cap. After this you can rotate the inverter upright.
![1000016630.jpg 1000016630.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/664-bd74a644390c9f12d416125c8df0d79a.jpg)
Now you should have enough space to remove the bottom bolts.
![1000016631.jpg 1000016631.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/665-9a049996e3d63de9d2f8b369e2dc5829.jpg)
Yeah, it's bad. Looks like at least a full cm of water was in the bottom. Kind of amazing that it didn't cause more issues.
![1000016633.jpg 1000016633.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/666-6d02d1500597092f0a9f61f7f9f7a551.jpg)
That is water with rust in the bottom of the dc-dc. I rotated the inverter back into the car flat with the bottom panel of overnight.
![1000016634.jpg 1000016634.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/667-fae8fdb758855038fb79ca7c3cf66374.jpg)
Next day I rotated it back again and left it for 15 minutes with the hair dryer in 1 to warm up the enclosure.
Good news, issue is resolved, tested.
Mounted everything back and sealed off. About a 30 minutes later everything was back.
The Kia Niro arrives in october, it just needs to hold out a little bit longer.
![1000016629.jpg 1000016629.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/663-7e3c35ae9f5bc3b368647c06fc39ba47.jpg)
Using that you can disconnect the front hose and quickly put on a cap. After this you can rotate the inverter upright.
![1000016630.jpg 1000016630.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/664-bd74a644390c9f12d416125c8df0d79a.jpg)
Now you should have enough space to remove the bottom bolts.
![1000016631.jpg 1000016631.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/665-9a049996e3d63de9d2f8b369e2dc5829.jpg)
Yeah, it's bad. Looks like at least a full cm of water was in the bottom. Kind of amazing that it didn't cause more issues.
![1000016633.jpg 1000016633.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/666-6d02d1500597092f0a9f61f7f9f7a551.jpg)
That is water with rust in the bottom of the dc-dc. I rotated the inverter back into the car flat with the bottom panel of overnight.
![1000016634.jpg 1000016634.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/myimiev/data/attachments/0/667-fae8fdb758855038fb79ca7c3cf66374.jpg)
Next day I rotated it back again and left it for 15 minutes with the hair dryer in 1 to warm up the enclosure.
Good news, issue is resolved, tested.
Mounted everything back and sealed off. About a 30 minutes later everything was back.
The Kia Niro arrives in october, it just needs to hold out a little bit longer.