All along I had been blaming Michigan winters for poor performance of the HVB lately. Hmmph.
allen84's procedure worked to perfection. (Move to the USA, man, and run for office!!) I have my beloved Hybrid back. My first winter drive today? 46.6mpg (after averaging 32 since November).
The local Ford dealership had not been helpful. Apparently they have a dozen people who brought their cars in for the same reason, and they just passed the concerns up to Ford HQ "waiting to hear back". I shared the link to this thread and got no response.
If anyone in the Ann Arbor MI area wants to restore their HVB battery using allen84's procedure, I can do it for them for free- just reply to this post. It's easy, takes a few minutes. I have the laptop and the connector device. I'll feel really good about lowering carbon emissions by helping a few more drivers turn their cars into hybrids again. So just let me know.
