Re: Rob Grady's Zilla Products

["David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

I can only give you advice on the cooling fan fixes that I have first 
hand knowledge of. The origional fan fail relay is completely 
unreliable. Given enough time (not much) it will fail (burn up in 
fact) damaging the socket block and connectors. The fan fail bypass 
(just a wire with some connectors on the ends and sometimes with 2 in 
line fuses) which was the factory temporary "quick fix" also does burn 
up. The best solution IMHO is the Fanzilla. Although it is expensive 
and overdesigned it does solve several electrical design problems at 
once and it is "plug and play" so even a novice could install it if 
there are no modifacations to the wiring system or damage. There are 
other cheaper solutions but some require some wiring knowledge and 
modifacation of the car's wiring. Fanzilla is a tried and true 
solution and is in many Deloreans. If you can only afford 1 Zilla then 
get Fanzilla. It is what the factory probably would have come up with 
if they continued in business.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lhemb@xxxx wrote:
> I am an old subscriber to this list who just came back on line after 
being 
> off it for about a year. My DeLorean in number 5830 and his name is 
"Harvey". 
> We have had him for fourteen years. In recent years it seems like we 
no more 
> than get one problem fixed and another one crops up. It has been 
really 
> frustrating, but Harvey is a member of the family, so we keep him 
going.
> 
> One of Harvey's consistent trouble spots has been the cool fan relay 
circuit. 
> Harvey and I would be interested in any feedback out there about Rob 
Grady's 
> Zilla Products, especially the one for the cool fan circuit.
> 
> Brian McCabe & Harvey (5830)
> Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
> 
> 
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