To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 8 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Low Gas Light From: jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx 2. Delorean Molds From: edherrmann@xxxxxxxxx 3. Re: Low Gas Light From: Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxxxxxx> 4. Re: Re: Low Gas Light From: kayoong@xxxxxxx 5. RE: Radio removal? From: "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxxxx> 6. RE: Low Gas Light From: "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxxxx> 7. Trailing Arm Bolt poll From: tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx 8. Sterling From: RJRavalli@xxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:52:51 -0000 From: jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Low Gas Light If you still have the OEM sender unit don't trust the level indication and don't expect the low level light to work or be accurate. If you want something that you can trust you can't even fuss with it to get it to work as it isn't reliable. As of this point in time the only sure way to fix the fuel indicator once and for all is to get a Tankzilla. Yes it is expensive but so is running out of gas. It is VERY easy to install and has an excellent warranty. The only complaint I have ever heard about it is the price. The warning is supposed to be enough so you can get to the next gas station unless you are in the middle of a desert. I always use the trip odometer to cross-check against the fuel gauge. A little habit I picked up from flying. There are still a ridiculus amount of forced landings due to fuel starvation, that is what killed John Denver! David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxx> wrote: > Does anyone know at what level the low gas light is > suppose to come on? [moderator snip] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:57:25 -0000 From: edherrmann@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Delorean Molds What molds are being sold on e-bay right now. Where did they come from. Maybe there are some more laying around. Ed ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:58:21 -0500 From: Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Low Gas Light It is quite possible that your low fuel light will *never* come on. Inside the fuel sender, there is a long, bare wire that runs from the connector at the top all the way down to the float contact at the bottom. This wire sometimes comes loose, effectively disabling the warning light (although still permitting the gas gauge to work). This is easily repaired by anyone who can solder. --Pete Lucas VIN #06703 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:49:03 EST From: kayoong@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Re: Low Gas Light On the original factory's sending unit in my DeLorean, the light would come on when there is two to three gallons left which is about the same with the Tankzilla units. With the Tankzilla units (I had two units, for one was a replacement) both of them turned the warning light on when there is slightly around three gallons left. The warning light will start to FLICKER on and off when you have 3 to 4 gallons in the tank. When the lights STAYS ON, you have 2.5 gallons left as reserve. Many times when the light would come on and a stays on, I would continue to drive and put on at least 25 to 35 miles on the odometer (at times up to 38 to 40 miles and I won't push it beyond that) before I would stop to fill up at the next gas station. I would fill my tank until the gas is up to the opening of the neck. (Yes, I know I am not supposed to do that, but I am driving on a long trip so the gas will get consumed within several minutes to bring the level below the fill neck and my tank to the filler neck don't leak.) I would then drive on, until the lights come on again and I would fill it up again in the same manner. In doing so, I can get a very accurate amount of gallons filled, which is 11 to 12 gallons. The DeLorean's tank capacity is rated at 13.2 gallons, and subtracting the 11 or 12 gallons filled (as indicated by the pump -- and there is variations which leads me to believe the pumps are NOT all accurate... hummm???), therefore, there is 2 gallons in reserve. Remember, this is my car and "its" sending unit ... yours may differ slightly. FYI... The brand of gas, the octane, the highway's terrain and weather conditions and traveling at an average speed of 60 MPH, I would get 27 up to 30 MPG with a passenger (my wife of 130 lbs) with additional luggage and other gears of 25 to 70 lbs in weight as payload. This for me, makes the DeLorean worth its weight over many other exotics cars I driven or owned. Kayo Ong #5508 Lic. 9D NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:23:08 -0500 From: "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxxxx> Subject: RE: Radio removal? While we are on this topic, i installed a new radio this summer. And, when i went to put the consule back together and i couldn't figure out how to get the rubber vent to fit back together. Any suggestions? Thanks Willie -----Original Message----- > From: jwit6@xxxxxx [mailto:jwit6@xxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:41 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [DML] Radio removal? > Just did this last week. If you want to work on the lights > and switches for the climate control panel, here's how to > go about it. [moderator snip] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:23:09 -0500 From: "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxxxx> Subject: RE: Low Gas Light John How would i go about adjusting the light? On a original sender. Thanks Willie -----Original Message----- > From: dherv10@xxxxxxx [mailto:dherv10@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:34 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [DML] Low Gas Light [moderator snip] > It has to be adjusted from the inside. > John hervey > http://www.specialtauto.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:11:11 -0000 From: tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Trailing Arm Bolt poll Hello List - I just wanted to encourage everybody to respond to the poll regarding the trailing arm bolts. I see that we have over 100 votes for the coolant bottle poll, but only 38 for this very important poll. There are many people who are very interested in the results of this poll, so ... GO VOTE! (Even you "Digest lurkers" out there should participate, even if you don't normally contribute to the ongoing DML dialog). Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:10:54 EST From: RJRavalli@xxxxxxx Subject: Sterling [Moderator Note: file this away as interesting trivia, but unless someone reveals more of a DeLorean connection please do not make a thread out of it. -Mike Substelny] I don't know if this will make it past the moderator, but awhile ago on the list I mentioned a kit car an acquaintence of mine had that made an interesting crusing partner for a D. I just found out what it was, a Nova/Sterling kit car. (See http://community-2.webtv.net/@HH!98!20!D7E021FEE54A/ROAD-RAT3/CALIFORNIACO MPONENT/). Has anyone on the list ever seen one of these cars or teamed up with one in any fashion? Next to the Bricklin, these are the only other exotic door cars I have seen that seem to have a wide circulation. I guess they were big in the 70s, pre-DeLorean days. Richard ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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