[DML] Re: TA Bolts...an end?

[jtrealty@xxxx]

IMHO the problems are related to mileage, environmental conditions, 
and driving style. Since the majority of owners are not the origional 
purchesors you really don't know how the car was driven and stored. 
Consider the TAB'S like an old radiater hose, do you really want a 20 
old part in a critical position? The cost isn't so great as to be a 
deterrent so just change them out. For the time and trouble it takes 
to inspect them they could just be replaced. In the not too distant 
past spark plugs were removed, cleaned, regapped and reinstalled. It 
became apparent that since most of the cost is in the labor it was 
cheaper to just stick in new ones! Either get Toby's bolts or get them 
from a Delorean vender but for piece-of-mind at least inspect them!
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> wrote:
> After I replace my TA bolts, Toby is setting me up with a 747 jet 
engine
> to install in my Delorean. I'm expecting 0 to 60 even faster than 
the
> Turbo DMC. Does anyone want to help? I'm not sure if I can lift 
the
> entire engine by myself... many times. 
> 
> Anyways, does anyone think that there is a relationship between
> manufacture time and TA bolt failure; ie, did different batches fare
> better than others?
> 
> Jim 
> 153zoom7
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 05:32:17 -0000 tobyp@xxxx writes:
> > Les - As I suggested in my previous posting, a survey of the 
'fleet' 
> > would be a grand idea. All we need is some guidance on how to 
> > accomplish it. As far as your figures are concerned, if the 
> > percentage of "imperfect" bolts (whatever that means) is as high 
as 
> > 50%, we have a great deal of "worrying" to do. Keep in mind my 
> > perspective ... on one car (mine) I had one break completely, and 
> > the 
> > other was significantly bent. And, when we looked at another 
small 
> > group of cars, over 1/3 of the bolts were bent. As I mentioned in 
my 
> 
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