Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 12 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Idle Control From: wmack <wmack@xxxxxx> 2. Re: things that go bump in the night From: jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx 3. Fuel tank baffle From: georad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 4. Re: Fuel tank baffle From: srubano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 5. 3760 Miles, and still going strong. From: "Jim Reeve"<ultra@xxxxxxx> 6. Re: Idle Control From: jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx 7. Owner's Groups From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 8. New to DMC news list From: "Cohee, Michael" <mcohee@xxxxxxxxxx> 9. Re: Fuel tank baffle From: jeff@xxxxxxxxxx 10. Re: Fuel tank baffle From: dherv10@xxxxxxx 11. Delorean for sale Pics From: "Ryan Foster" <westiething@xxxxxxxxxxx> 12. Re: 1/18 scale D question From: James Espey <james@xxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 23:24:31 -0400 From: wmack <wmack@xxxxxx> Subject: Idle Control I took my Delorean into the shop at the beginning of the summer, to try and locate a oil leak i have in the engine. When i came back to talk to the mechanic he told me that the leak was very small and that i shouldn't worry about it. However, he did tell me that he was a little concerned with the way the car was idling. He began to give me his two cents on the subject, and told me that european car manufacturers can't seem to make a good idle control system. he said that they have a couple european cars in there shop every couple of months to replace the idle control. he said that it would be worth my looking into, to try and get an idle control system off of a japanese car. he said that the japanese idle control always outlast the life of the car, and that i could probably find one in a junk yard. So my question to you is, has anyone replaced the idle control with something like this? or is the delorean idle control pretty dependable? Thanks Willie Mack Vin 5043 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 03:45:00 -0000 From: jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: things that go bump in the night Inspect the trailing arm bolts but I think the source of the noise is one or both of the drive shafts. The drive shafts change their length as the wheels go up and down and on turns under acceleration. They probably just need to be disassembled, cleaned and lubricated. While you are at it check the c/v boots and lube the c/v joints too. Since you think the noise is from the right start with that one first but do both as they are on the car the same amount of time. The procedure is in the archives for the driveshafts and c/v joints. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Mike Cutting" <mcutting@xxxx> wrote: > hi folks.. > > within the past week or so, i have heard a weird noise in the back end of my > car.. it seems to be coming from the righ rear of the car. sometimes when > i take a left corner, there is a faint "thunk". any thoughts as to what to > look for? i was thinking that it may be a bushing starting to go but when i > looked, everything looked okay. i don't think it's a c-v joint.. they all > seem tight. > > :) > <=-mike-=> > www.nt.net/~mcutting ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 04:18:37 -0000 From: georad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Fuel tank baffle I was wondering what the correct position is for the in tank baffle, when I replaced the fuel pump and compontents the baffle was pointing towards the left side of the car. When I see pictures of the baffle it is pointing towards the back of the car. Which way is the right way? Also, since I'm in there, my baffle does not have a bottom to it, should I install one? Thanks, George Vin #2196 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:06:55 -0000 From: srubano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Fuel tank baffle The fuel baffle should point towards the rear. It is a good idea to install the bottom piece to the baffle as it helps keep water and debris away from the fuel pickup line. I had the same problem on mine where it was missing and when I serviced the fuel system, I bought and installed one. Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxx, georad@xxxx wrote: > I was wondering what the correct position is for the in tank > baffle, ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:27:06 GMT From: "Jim Reeve"<ultra@xxxxxxx> Subject: 3760 Miles, and still going strong. Yesterday evening, I just returned home from my week and a half vacation which included the DMC Houston open house. The total drive in my DeLorean was about 3760 miles, Minneapolis-Houston-Knoxville-Minneapolis, all within 10 days. Grand average mileage was about 26mpg, with a couple city shots with 21, and a few country drives pulling 29. For anyone who may doubt the car's ability, I hope this proves you wrong. Not a single problem occured with the car. A few of you may know I developed a small short in the instrument cluster, but that was because I hit that bump going north from the Sofitel to fast and too many times. However it never effected the driveability of the car. I would also like to give a public thank you to Aaron Posey, Ken Koncelik, and Dave Swingle for allowing me to crash at thier places during my trip. Also, Darren Decker goes into my car's history as being the first person to drive my DeLorean other than me since I bought it, exactly one year ago. (Thats what you get when you try to drive from Houston to Knoxville in one shot starting at 3:00pm.) Overall, I thought the open house was fun, however I'm not quite sold yet on the engine upgrade, I'll wait and see what stage II and III pump out. Now my car needs new rear tires and an oil change, so I think I'll give it a break for now. (8000 miles in 3 months is a little exessive). Jim Reeve MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club DMC-6960 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:34:20 -0000 From: jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Idle Control Consider yourself LUCKY that he didn't try to fix your idle! It sounds like he is not familiar with the idle system on the Delorean and would only screw it up! Once working properly the idle system is very reliable but for a mechanic who doesn't know how to fix it when it breaks he can cause more problems. The idle system more often than not isn't even broken, just not set up properly! I recommend that you find someone familiar with the Bosch fuel system or if you have one nearby a Volvo dealer. Of course you can use the DML or any of the venders would talk your mechanic through the procedures on setting up the idle correctly. As far as the leak it is usually something simple like the sending unit on the rear left side of the engine. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, wmack <wmack@xxxx> wrote: > I took my Delorean into the shop at the beginning of the summer, to try and > locate a oil leak i have in the engine. When i came back to talk to the > mechanic he told me that the leak was very small and that i shouldn't worry > about it. However, he did tell me that he was a little concerned with the way > the car was idling. > Willie Mack > Vin 5043 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:45:14 -0400 From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Owner's Groups (Moderators note: Please respond directly to Travis about this and not the mailing list. This is a subject which has been reviewed many time before) I am curious about owner's groups... has anyone joined the Delorean Owners Association? I was thinking about it. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:30:47 -0400 From: "Cohee, Michael" <mcohee@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: New to DMC news list I have been on the list for a week or so and have been looking at getting a DeLorean off and on for the past 15 years. I like all the advice the owners give each other and I was hoping for some advice for new buyers. I have been looking through all the sale ads on the internet and there seems to be no shortage of D's in all price ranges. Just curious why people sell...Lose interest? cost? practicallity? There is an old addage in boating that the 2 happiest days of a boat owners life are the day he buys his boat and then the day he sells it. I am hoping this is not the case here. I also noticed alot have gone up for a sale in the past week...Is there a better time of year to buy? I would also like to buy from someone who is known to the List instead of a stranger...Thanks in advance for any help Mike C, Baltimore ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:11:57 -0000 From: jeff@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Fuel tank baffle I just replaced my baffle. I ordered a new one from DMC Houston, expecting there to be a bottom plate, but came with just the main baffle piece. I called DMC and asked about the bottom. I was told that it is no longer available, but that it is not needed. When the baffle is attached securely to the bottom of the tank, the tank itself seals the bottom edge of the baffle. Also, I tried the position of the baffle both ways, left side, and back and it makes no difference. I ended up pointing it rearward. On a related note, my original problem was that the car would surge and stall on turns with a low tank. The problem was NOT the baffle, which was installed properly, but the hose connecting the pump to the filter inside the baffle was cracked at the pump connection. When the tank got low, below the level of the crack, the pump was sucking air through the crack. I trimmed the hose down below the crack and reattached it to the pump. Jeff Angwin VIN 3034 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 10 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:54:18 EDT From: dherv10@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Fuel tank baffle George, The round part baffel installs towards the back of the tank, so when you install the pick up hose there isn't a crimp in the line. John Hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 11 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 18:21:07 From: "Ryan Foster" <westiething@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Delorean for sale Pics Hi List, Ok so as everyone knows I have to sell my DeLorean, well I now have pics if any one wants to see them, that is if they are interested in buying it I will be more than happy to send them. Thanks again!! Ryan- vin.#16301 _ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 12 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:16:13 -0500 From: James Espey <james@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: 1/18 scale D question I am under the impression that the initial run of models will be about 50,000 units. In addition to being sold by DeLorean Motor Company and regular "model" places, they expect these to sold in retail stores as well, though the timeframe for that is not known to me. I wouldn't expect to see a production run for some time after the initial 50K, however. As a sidenote, thanks to everyone who has ordered one of the models from our online store. As of this morning, we have over 100 orders! James > Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 13:54:45 -0000 > From: delorean502@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: 1/18 scale D question > > This question is directed more towards James. Do you know how long > this model will be available? > > Erik > 04512 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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