[DML] Ticking noise and battery drain (was Re: buy my car!!!! pretty please=))

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whether the "pretty please!" message is an authentic sales pitch or not, 
the problems described are common and certainly not fatal.  By 
(amazing?) coincidence, two happen to be problems that were discussed 
recently on the DML.

As Ken Koncelik said last night in his "Actual DeLorean topic..." 
message, our cars have reached the age at which exhaust gaskets fail, 
perhaps even when they are not driven.  A leaking exhaust gasket causes 
a ticking noise which sounds like the engine has serious mechanical 
damage.  But in this case there is no mechanical damage.  The gaskets 
are inexpensive, though replacing them is quite a job.

Then last Monday (December 13, 2004) Jon posted a description of the 
pinched wire that caused his passenger door marker lights to stay on all 
the time.  The topic was "Door Light Diodes."  This simple problem is a 
sure fire way to drain a good battery every day or two.  I believe 
anyone who has a mysterious battery drain should take a look at their 
passenger door marker lights and refer back to Jon's message.  In a 
nutshell, he found a pinched wire right behind the center marker light.  
He didn't even need to take the door apart.

I don't recognize the other problem, "vibrates and noisy when driving" 
from any DML post this week.  We had a whine and a glug-glug, but I 
don't remember a vibration.  Does anyone else?

- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280, 10 years






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