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There are 13 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. RIP VIN 10115
From: Louie Golden <louie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
2. Manassas Delorean Sighting
From: wmack <wmack@xxxxxx>
3. Warm engine sluggishness...
From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
4. The Car that eats speedometers
From: "Scott Cagle" <dmc83n99@xxxxxxx>
5. Removing the Fuel Pump
From: "anaheim_21" <anaheim_21@xxxxxxxxx>
6. Re: BackUp-light Switch
From: Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
7. Transmission-Clutch-Linkage Trouble?
From: wmack <wmack@xxxxxx>
8. Hurricane protection
From: "Kramer" <jettaman95@xxxxxxxxx>
9. 1,212.1 Mile almost trouble free Road Trip
From: Shannon Yocom <ssdelorean@xxxxxxxxx>
10. Re: The Car that eats speedometers
From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
11. Re: Warm engine sluggishness...
From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
12. Wiring harness
From: "jchapelhow" <chapelhow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
13. Fuel Injector Cleaners
From: "anaheim_21" <anaheim_21@xxxxxxxxx>
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:07:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Louie Golden <louie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RIP VIN 10115
Unfortunately I have to report the loss of another DeLorean tonight. On my
way back to school from my parents house, a drunk driver crossed the
center line and hit me. I'm going to be ok, but my DeLorean is gone.
Hopefully I'll be a DeLorean owner again in the near future.
Louie Golden
VIN 10115 (formerly)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:41:10 -0400
From: wmack <wmack@xxxxxx>
Subject: Manassas Delorean Sighting
A coworker told me this morning he was walking into the Lowe's in
Manassas,
Virginia. He saw a Delorean driving up and immediately jumped in front of
it
and started to perform a little dance. Much to his embarrassment the
Delorean
he was dancing in front of was not me.
I apologize for my coworker, I hope he didn't scare you.
However, this is the first I've heard of a D in Manassas, I would like to
get
together sometime. If you are on the list please email me.
Willie Mack
Vin 5043
wmack@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:12:15 -0400
From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Warm engine sluggishness...
Alright, thanks to John H I got a new O2 sensor in place and a lot of my
warm engine sluggishness disappeared, but there is still a hint of it.
Once
it was warmed up I decided to test acceleration straight uphill. It was
still slow, but the acceleration was there (before replacing the sensor I
would have been stuck).
It still seems like the lambda system is acting funky since this is a warm
engine problem. Maybe the lambda relay is bad?
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:23:05 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
From: "Scott Cagle" <dmc83n99@xxxxxxx>
Subject: The Car that eats speedometers
Ok guys, I know all the speedo posts that have been done in the past,
but
this one is really starting to wear on me. I recently put my fourth angle
drive on this car, and that's including 2 of the Grady versions of them.
It
worked great for 28 miles, but then in the middle of one of the worst rain
storms I have seen since I've been in Pensacola, it quit working. I
checked
the angle drive, it's turning. The lower cable is brand new, and it also
turns, independently as well as when hooked to the angle drive. It seems
like after I unhook it and work on it in various ways, it works up to
around
30 mph then quits. Has anyone else had this issue, or does my car just
really not like the thought of having an 85 mph speedometer?
ARRRGGHHH!!!!
Scott
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:24:09 -0000
From: "anaheim_21" <anaheim_21@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Removing the Fuel Pump
I'm trying to replace mt fuel pump in my car and I cannot get the
nuts removed from the pump and fuel lines.
If anyone has a step-by-step procedure to follow I would greatly
appreciate all your help!
Thanks!
Greg
6598
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:35:52 +0100
From: Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: BackUp-light Switch
Renault 30, same as transmission. I'm putting this to the list because
Jan lives in Holland and Renault parts should be easy to get
Martin
Jan van de Wouw wrote:
>Anyone know an X-ref for the switch for the reverse lights?
>Mine is busted;
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:30:56 -0400
From: wmack <wmack@xxxxxx>
Subject: Transmission-Clutch-Linkage Trouble?
List,
A while back I noticed stiffness when shifting into 5th gear. Then it
became
a two hand shift to get the car into 5th.
Now I have noticed that the car is starting to kick me out of 2nd gear,
and
sometimes when I try to shift quickly it just misses and grinds and I have
to
make the jump from 1st to 3rd.
I replaced the cable that goes from the shift lever back to the
transmission
last summer. That solved the 5th gear problem.
But now that problem is back and now I am having trouble with 2nd gear.
Does
this sound like a transmission, clutch, or linkage problem?
Thanks
Willie Mack
Vin 5043
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:45:12 -0000
From: "Kramer" <jettaman95@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Hurricane protection
Dear List,
As you all know by now that huricane Isabel is slowly coming up the
coast and may hit the eastern seaboard. As we all know that rain and
Deloreans make for a costly mess. My problem is that I only have two
car covers and nowhere safe to put my car (garage,storage, etc.) If
anyone has anyway to protect a car in this event please post
something. Any information would be appreciated and I really could go
without my Delorean getting damaged or something else happening.
Thanks,
~Kramer
#10610
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:23:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Shannon Yocom <ssdelorean@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 1,212.1 Mile almost trouble free Road Trip
A cousin's wedding in Greenville, SC made for a fast, fun, long driving
weekend.
Anyone coming up from the South East for Pigeon Forge make sure you cruise
I-40
thru the mountians. I got behind Nissan Spyder & had a blast. I won't
reccomend
the speeds at which I was traveling but the drive was sure fun.
Be sure to carry extra belts in your traveling toolkits!!!!!
All those miles and only had one small problem. AC Belt decided to loose
about a
foot's lenth of teeth somewhere in NC. I'm not a boyscout but I was
prepared and
had extra belts with me. Out of convience, time and a hot engine I opted
to just
cut the remains off, purchase a new belt and change it the next morning
after
cooling.
At the wedding the Rolls Royce limo driver was a friend of the family who
happened to be a mechanic that was intamently (sp?) familiar with the PRV
engine
& has two D customers in Greenville - Travis G.? , Bueller? Learned much
just
chatting with him. Anyone in the Greenville area need a mechanic? His name
is
Mitch Madden. Contact me off list if you need me to get his number.
I'm sorry I guess I had more than one problem on the trip. The people who
drive
in the left lane thinking it is the right lane. I'm lexdisic and even I
know the
Left lane is for passing . . . right?
Josh, did you hear me beep'n going thru Cinnci! :-P
11,689.9 miles in less than 7 months. I love driving this car!
Looking forward to another long road trip to Evansville in 2 weeks!
Shannon Y
16506
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:00:39 -0000
From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: The Car that eats speedometers
Make sure the plastic drive disc is FIRMLY captured between the rim
and the hub. Wrap it with tape if you have to so it doesn't slip. Make
sure the square hole that the inner cable fits into in the center is
still square and not round. If the bracket for the lower speedo cable
is missing or broken replace it. Finally be sure the length of the
inner speedo cables (upper AND lower)is correct. If it is too short it
will slide to one end and not turn what it is supposed to. Don't
forget to lube the cables and the angle drive once in a while.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Scott Cagle" <dmc83n99@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Ok guys, I know all the speedo posts that have been done in the
past, but
> this one is really starting to wear on me. I recently put my fourth
angle
> drive on this car, and that's including 2 of the Grady versions of
them. It
> worked great for 28 miles, but then in the middle of one of the
worst rain
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:08:58 -0000
From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Warm engine sluggishness...
If the Lambda relay was bad the Lambda would not work at all. Poor
acceleration when hot could be a lot of things. Start with a tune-up
after making sure the brakes aren't dragging. You may have to have the
mixture screw adjusted. Vacuum leaks can also cause this. So can a
plugged up catalytic converter (which can happen from a bad O2
sensor). I would check the mechanical and vacuum advance. Try a tank
of Premium octane fuel.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote:
> Alright, thanks to John H I got a new O2 sensor in place and a lot of my
> warm engine sluggishness disappeared, but there is still a hint of
it. Once
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:11:45 -0000
From: "jchapelhow" <chapelhow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Wiring harness
All.
Many electrical problems are stopping me enjoying my car. The turn
indicators only work when they are the only electrical system in use,
LHS door lights only work with the key in ignition, gauges fluctuate
with power load (even before the car is started!).
Let us suppose that I had decided to cut my losses and cure my
electrical problems by replacing the entire front electrical harness,
aside from the cost of the item from DMCH (or other chosen supplier)
there does not seem to be any info in the manual for how this is
achieved. Specifically I would like to rule out the front/main
harness connection point as the cause of my headaches but it is not
obvious where the front/main harness join. If I look at the DMCH
parts exploded diagram it looks like there should be an obvious
connector block, does anyone have any ideas where?
As a further aid to diagnostics is there an easily accessible ground
point anywhere under the dash, this would avoid the cabling to the
connecions by the front wheel,allowing help me rule out these wires
as a contributing factor.
Finally any pictures of how to remove the instument panel/binnacle
would be very gratefully received.
John Chpaelhow
MMG 287W : 'Boeing' #0737
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:34:30 -0000
From: "anaheim_21" <anaheim_21@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fuel Injector Cleaners
3M makes a fuel injector cleaner that is supposed work great. Has
anyone on the DML run fuel system cleaners through their systems?
What were the results?
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