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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: flat tires - warning and question
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
2. Re: Part 2 flat tires - warning and question
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
3. Re: Re: Cleaning an Starting
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
4. Re: The real cost of a Delorean
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
5. Re: tires
From: delorean31@xxxxxxx
6. Re: engine swap
From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
7. Re: fuel enrichment
From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
8. RE: Hot Start Problem
From: Gregory M Scalia <gmscalia@xxxxxxxxxx>
9. Re: Voltage problem on other car
From: Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:21:40 -0400
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: flat tires - warning and question
Dan.,
There is another storage area for a flat tire: under the sunshade placed
on top of the engine cover. A rope, bungie, or any type of tie down will
keep the tire secure until you reach home.
The deflated spare is extremely common. In the 15 years of servicing the
DeLorean I have never serviced one that had the specified 60 lb. pressure.
As a matter of fact the spare will usually lose most of its air within a
week after filling. We recommend that owners forget the spare and just
carry a can of Fix-A-Flat. If you have to use the spare pressurize it with
a portable compressor before use. If you don't have a compressor just fill
the tire with Fix-A-Flat.
We strongly recommend that you maintain a AAA or similar road service
membership to avoid any of the above.
"We're here to help you"
DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxxxxx>
Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel P. Saulnier
To: 'dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx'
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 8:18 AM
Subject: [DML] flat tires - warning and question
I got a flat tire last night and would like to share some insights:
1) The spare is very old. It looked great, and when I put it on the
car
and lowered the jack, everything seemed fine. After driving 3 feet,
however, all the pressure leaked out. Bummer at midnight on a work
night.
2) No amount of coaxing will enable a rear tire to fit into the trunk.
The
only place it will fit is the passenger seat. If you get a flat, you
have
to choose whether to abandon your tire or your passenger. Fortunately,
I
didn't have a passenger. But I did have a large towel (which I
recommend
for everyone's 'emergency tools' kit) to protect my NEW leather seats
from
the tire.
3) AAA is a wonderful service, and if you ask, they will send a
flatbed.
The driver stopped off for a disposable camera, and used up all the film
on
my car.
I also have some questions. Does anyone know if the spare can be fixed?
May it just need to be pulled from the rim and remounted? If so, can
any
tire place do this? Also, when I got home it looked like the alignment
between the rear fascia and the stainless quarter panels had shifted
(although it was dark, and I was tired, so I could be wrong). Has
anyone
experienced this after towing?
Dan.
VIN:05804
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:30:26 -0400
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Part 2 flat tires - warning and question
Part 2
You should never have a DeLorean towed; standard towing could damage
fascia's and adjoining panels and fenders. Always specify a flatbed !
"We're here to help you"
DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxxxxx>
Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel P. Saulnier
To: 'dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx'
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 8:18 AM
Subject: [DML] flat tires - warning and question
Also, when I got home it looked like the alignment
between the rear fascia and the stainless quarter panels had shifted
(although it was dark, and I was tired, so I could be wrong). Has
anyone
experienced this after towing?
Dan.
VIN:05804
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:34:45 -0400
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Re: Cleaning an Starting
The starter solenoid modification is Service Bulletin ST-05-2/82.
"We're here to help you"
DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxxxxx>
Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: lovdmc12@xxxxxxx
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [DML] Cleaning an Starting
Dave,
Make sure the starter solenoid modification has been performed. I had
the
same problem when I bought my DeLorean. There's a service bulletin that
describes this procedure. I can't remember the number, but I'm sure
someone
on the list knows it.
Brian
VIN 1597
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:42:06 -0400
From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: The real cost of a Delorean
Just do what I do: when people ask me how much my DeLorean costs I just
tall them "a hundred thousand dollars" that satisfies most. Keep in mind
that the average person considers the DeLorean in the same class as the
Lamborghini so the 100k sounds right.
"We're here to help you"
DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxxxxx>
Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: Walter
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 12:54 AM
Subject: [DML] The real cost of a Delorean
I got to thinking...
If anyone knows approximately how much investment money was lost due to
DMC
going out of business, then we could divide out how much money was lost
per
vehicle made. This would be fun to know.
Then when someone asks me what my car is worth, I could tell them I
don't
know, but it cost $$$$ bucks to make it. If this number is very high
(and
I'm sure it is) then this would put the value of our cars in a different
perspective.
Do we have any mathematicians/trivia experts out there who wish to
tackle
this?
Walt Tampa, FL (doing too much thinking and not enough working.)
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:51:25 EDT
From: delorean31@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: tires
In a message dated 9/18/00 5:56:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
louiegolden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Hi,
The DeLorean I am about to buy has 6,700 miles and still has the
original
tires. I am sure they need replacing. Can anyone recommend a good tire? My
town only has a Firestone and a Goodyear dealers. I would like to know
prices, and what size of tires I need. I tried to look up this info on the
DMC News site, but my computer said the page couldn't be shown. Thank you
for
your help-
Louie Golden (nc)
#6827 (hopefully!) >>
Go to www.tirerack.com and get the Yokohama AVS Intermediate. You cant
get a
better set or a better price than there. Hope this helps
Gary Gore
Activities Director
DeLorean Mid Atlantic
VIN 3360
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 05:24:50 -0000
From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: engine swap
Saw an ad for a DeLorean that someone was selling that had a rotary
installed. Don't know who got it or how it performed. I think the ad
was in Hemmings, but this was a long while ago. But if one person has
done it, it's obviously possible.
-Robert
vin 6585
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Dusty Hurliman" <hurlimad@xxxx> wrote:
> Has anyone ever tried to put a Mazda RX-7 Rotary engine in a
Delorean? I love the power these motors make, and I think it would
be cool do have a Delorean with that kind of power.
>
> Dusty Hurliman
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 05:29:54 -0000
From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: fuel enrichment
Pull the plug that connects to the freqency valve and check the
connections there. Someone had unplugged the FV on my car, but they
pulled by the wire, not the boot. Long story short: The wires had
been pulled up into the socket. Check the plug and push the wires
back in if nessisarry.
-Robert
vin 6585
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote:
> Hello List,
> My car hasnt been running in about a month because my ECU went
bad. I
> just got a new one today and now I have run into another problem.
The fuel
> enrichment circuit unit is not buzzing when the car starts or when
jumped. I
> even jumped it from the RPM relay and all I got was a click from
the lambda
> relay but no buzzing.(I had a rubber band around the full throttle
> microswitch while doing this so it would operate.) I checked the
connections
> on the relay and they are fine and I even rewired it back to the
enrichment
> unit and still nothing. what could be the problem? any ideas?
>
> Thank You
> David
> #2496
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:47:59 +1000
From: Gregory M Scalia <gmscalia@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Hot Start Problem
I had this. To the point where I would flatten the battery. Eventually a
wise old Volvo mechanic told me that this was a problem with the leaking
injectors. We replaced all these and the problem is a lot
better...although not perfect.
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From: Stian Birkeland[SMTP:dmc_norway@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 7:28 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Hot Start Problem
Hello all,
I recently installed a new fuel pump. The car has run fine the last week,
but does have a strange hot start problem.
If I drive to town, the engine warm, then park and shut off the engine for
5-6 minutes, then the car starts right up as it should!
Then, if I drive to town, the engine warm, then park and shut off the
engine
for 10 minutes + , then the car is very hard to start. I have to crank it
at
least 3 or 4 times before it fires up!
Does anyone have any idea to what causes this?
I would guess that if I really had a serious hot start problem (fuel
accumulator problem), then it wouldn't even start when I parked on short
times or start at all. Point is, eventually I do get it started its just
very slow. I thinking of fuel pressure. Ideas anyone? Since the fuel pump
is
new, I also doubt that it can be a leaking check valve.
Best wishes
Stian Birkeland
Norway
VIN # 06759
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:04:54 -0400
From: Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Voltage problem on other car
Joe Palatinus wrote:
> Great, now my other D' is giving me a voltage problem. [SNIP] I can
drive
> around, and the voltage stays where it is suposed to be, but if I turn
it
> off and on again, the voltage goes down to almost nothing, whats my
problem?
Where did you measure the voltage? Is this your dashboard reading?
Be aware that various probolms, most notably bad grounds, can cause the
actual
voltage to be different in different parts of the car. Check your
grounds, as
described in the DML Back Issues. You may find that voltage from your
alternator in an other parts of your car is just fine.
- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280, 7 years
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