Re: Otterstat question

[jtrealty@xxxx]

Order the otterstadt switch AND the seal from your favorite Delorean 
parts vender. Also if you don't have it get the clip that holds the 
switch in. (If you don't want to spend the big bucks for the clip a 
straptie will do in a pinch.) To replace it just work fast with a pan 
underneath to catch the anti-freeze so you can put it back in. Bleed 
the system of air when done. DO NOT use silicone on the seal. I 
learned the hard way, it attacks the seal and causes it to fail. The 
otterstadt that PJ Grady sells is made to come on a little sooner and 
is supposed to work well with the Fanzilla which I highly recommend. 
Although you can short the connection to the otterstadt switch and run 
the fans full time you really should fix it right but if you are 
running the A/C then the fans are running full time already. Check the 
fan circuit breaker to see if it has been upgraded too. Go over all of 
the connections as this circuit is running at about 35 amps which is a 
lot especially if run continuously!
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Sacha Prins <sacha@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> A week or so ago I reported some overheating problems with my new 
> DeLorean. My conclusion then was that the waterpump or thermostat 
was 
> broke. 
> Today as a test I drove the car with the heating on full blast 
because
> someone told me that if the engine overheats, and the heater stil 
works
> the waterpump is ok and the thermostat is probably broke.