Are you kidding? My fans never come on unless I've been idling in DC traffic for about 15 minutes. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> > wrote: > > Who has a mechanical fuel pump? > > 7 other vehicles in my driveway... > > Don't know how many amps electric fuel pump draws so don't know how > far a DeLo would make it. Electric radiator fans would kill it for > sure (even at highway speeds air flow alone doesn't seem adequate to > cool mine -- lost electricity to one fan once and ran water temp > higher than normal). Guess car pushes air out of way rather than > routing through radiator. Has anyone ever tried to limp home without > fans? > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > > > > > > On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 21:44:39 -0000 "content22207" > > <brobertson@xxxx> writes: > > > On cars with mechanical fuel pump can drive surprising distance using > > > battery alone (100+ miles). Of course no headlights. Wonder if you > > > could drive from Autozone to Autozone, swapping batteries under > > > warranty replacement, until home... > > > > > > Bill Robertson > > > #5939 > > > > > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Shannon Yocom <ssdelorean@xxxx> > > > wrote: > > > > Rich, > > > > I'm alternatorless because I let James LaLonde take the one off my > > > car so he > > > > could drive home last weekend. He came down to help me and some > > > other D owners > > > > and ended up having problems with his car on the way here. > > > > > > > > I mentioned it to tease him because this week has been extremly > > > nice > > > and I can't > > > > drive :-) A replacement is on the way. Thanks for the info! > > > > > > > > Hey James, > > > > If your not returning you old Alt for the $30 core charge you may > > > want to look > > > > into having it re-built & keep as a spare. > > > > > > > > Shannon Y > > > > 16506 soon not to be alternator-less ;-) > > > > > > > > --------------- > > > > > > > > Message: 13 > > > > Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 13:54:57 -0000 > > > > From: "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> > > > > Subject: Re: Shortend/Clickable URLs -- Strickland Friendly > > > > > > > > Shannon, > > > > > > > > Why are you still "alternator-less"? > > > > > > > > Are you in the U.S.? Dissatisfied with the stock model, and not > > > sure > > > > what to get for a replacement? Don't have the cash? > > > > > > > > I ask, because I had this problem and I took a route that seems > > > > obvious to me, but one that I don't hear D owners take advantage > > > of > > > > very much. I'm on a budget here. > > > > > > > > At the time, I was unaware that the stock alternator doesn't carry > > > > > > > the load very well. I just took mine to an auto-electrical repair > > > > shop and had it rebuilt for less than half the cost of a new one. > > > It > > > > would have been even less but mine was a rusted, seized up > > > > paperweight so it took the guy extra labor. > > > > > > > > That was exactly one year ago, and even under load (lights, > > > cooling > > > > fans and blower on) mine doesn't drop more than one volt. > > > > > > > > Surely there's an auto electrical repair shop near you? > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autore dir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=345452536> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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