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 15 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Vacuum issue? From: "tmpintnl" <tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: DeLorean Article From: DHughes030@xxxxxxx 3. Re: Vacuum issue? From: dherv10@xxxxxxx 4. Re: Vacuum issue? From: "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Re: Vacuum issue? From: "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxxxxx> 6. Re: Vent troubles From: deloreanernst@xxxxxxx 7. Re: Lifting rear of DeLorean From: deloreanernst@xxxxxxx 8. Carfax? From: James Espey <james@xxxxxxxxxx> 9. Gentlemen Start your MODELS From: kkoncelik@xxxxxxx 10. Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? From: Robert Dunlap <bigsamifan@xxxxxxxxx> 11. Re: Part required From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx> 12. Re: Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? From: abatt10347@xxxxxxx 13. RE: Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? From: "Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxx> 14. stainless steel illusion From: "snextime" <ionicdesign@xxxxxxxxxx> 15. '83 owners manual anyone? From: Les Huckins <jhuckins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 01:18:38 -0000 From: "tmpintnl" <tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Vacuum issue? Ed - I have gotten water on the engine during detailing, and then experienced some misfiring as well. It turned out that water had seeped down into the spark plug wells, causing shorts at the plugs. A quick suction of the water cleared up the condition. Other people that I know have experienced the same issue. I don't know if you've checked this, but it's kind of a subtle thing. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Ed Garbade" <edgarbade@xxxx> wrote: As a side bar, my car was running fine until I flushed the coolant system (because I had replaced most of the hoses). During the flush I did spill some antifreeze on the engine. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 22:35:59 EST From: DHughes030@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: DeLorean Article The car in that article is #6860 and after he and I got it running I bought from the dealer where I (and he used to) work. It had sat in the showroom for eight years without a start. Don Hughes # 6860 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:32:50 EST From: dherv10@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Vacuum issue? Ed, After checking vacuum and the plug wires and the obvious things, you might want to warm the car up and let a shop check the warm control pressure. If the bucking is really pronounced, then there could be a fuel delivery problem. Has the fuel filter been changed lately? John hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 04:51:21 -0000 From: "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Vacuum issue? I would recomend you replace the ignition wires and spark plugs unless you know for sure that they are not very old and have not broken down. If you spilled any anti-freeze and it got into the spark plug wells because the seals on the wires leaked that would cause an intermittant miss. If you want to check vacuum just temporaraly plug off all of the vacuum hoses at the engine. A vacuum leak would tend to be more regular and have it's greatest effect on the idle. If you have ANY doubts about the automatic trans slipping test the line pressure. A disconnected vacuum line to the modulater would affect shifting. Make sure it is not leaking, plugged, or disconnected. It is difficult to work on the front of the motor but that is where most of the vacuum hoses are. If the idler pulley bearings are noisy they should be replaced, they aren't expensive and it isn't difficult. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Ed Garbade" <edgarbade@xxxx> wrote: > Noticed my car performs OK in low gear but bucks as I move up in RPM and > gears (this started a couple weeks ago when I changed the antifreeze). I ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 02:10:30 -0500 From: "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Vacuum issue? To rule out the transmission slipping, check the tachometer to see if it revs while it 'slips'. Walt Tampa, FL P.S. to check if your engine is missing, this is simple. Just look for it in the engine compartment. :-) > I > initially was thinking it was the transmission slipping but the more I drove > it the more it felt like the engine was missing on an irregular basis. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:36:12 EST From: deloreanernst@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Vent troubles In a message dated 1/28/02 5:09:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > No matter what mode I turn the blower to, it is stuck blowing air > through the floor vents. > > I've been reading through the archives and found this problem listed > many times. From what I can tell it's either the acuators or the mode > switch itself. The switch seems fine. I pulled it out and could see > no broken pieces. Is there some way to test it function? How about > the actuators? > > > > I had the same problem. You can't tell by just looking at it without disassembling it. I rebuilt the mode switch, but it still didn't cure the problem. Put in a different mode switch, "used but supposedly working" ... no improvement. I hooked up a small piece of clear hose to siphon on by mouth and used it to see if I could tell if the actuators worked... the one I tested did. And see if I could detect any difference in the mode switch, which I could. I could say "crude but effective," but for the fact I still couldn't cure my problem. So we'll leave it at "crude." Fortunately I was scheduled for service at PJ Grady. (Exhaust manifolds, etc.) Rob combined parts from both mode switches to make one good one. Checked and glassbeaded the rusted (rheostat?) in the motor area, and redid my fuse block. (Oh yeah, high fan speed wasn't working either. Arghhh!) And he noticed a loose wire in back of the switch. I have big hands, and no eyeballs on the end of my fingers, so that doesn't help. Rob fixed all that, and now it works great. You can always send your mode switch to Rob or your favorite D vendor to check out and either rebuild or replace. Now my D sounds great, defrosts great... it was worth the wait! -Wayne A. Ernst vin 11174 DMCTech Group [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:36:13 EST From: deloreanernst@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Lifting rear of DeLorean In a message dated 1/23/02 11:20:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, joethome@xxxxxxx writes: > Is the bracket onto which the rear shock absorber is mounted strong enough > to hold up the weight of a DeLorean? I believe this bracket is part of what > is called the rear hub carrier. I want to raise the back half of my car > (VIN 6467) and would like to either lift it by placing a jack under that > shock bracket or either rest the car on blocks or a jack stand placed under > that bracket. > > I didn't see a reply... maybe I missed it. Don't use the jack that comes th the car. A nice safe place to jack is where garages place their hydraulic lift pads... just behind the front wheel or in front of the rear wheel. Take a peek under there. It's a nice, big flat area. Wayne A. Ernst DMCTech Group [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:51:22 -0600 From: James Espey <james@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Carfax? Anyone have an unlimited report carfax account and could run a VIN for me? Please email me if so. Thanks... James ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:26:29 EST From: kkoncelik@xxxxxxx Subject: Gentlemen Start your MODELS Just a reminder the DeLorean Car Show will be sponsoring a Sunstar Model competition for those of you that want to modify your cars. You can paint them, update them, customize them (Curtis are you getting this) Whatever your imagination can do with it we want to see it. Cars can be purchased from DMC Houston or any source that sells the Sunstar. So how creative are the cars going to be Well see you at the show. Register today <A HREF="http://deloreancarshow.com">DeLoreancarshow.com</A> Thanks Ken [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 06:52:38 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Dunlap <bigsamifan@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? This weekend while visiting a friend of mine in Pensacola, we happen on this Delorean around the I-65 area in Mobile. It had a personalized tag 'AT88MPH', different looking side skirts and a rear wing, and REALLY low to the ground. My friend who has a 1998 Mustang GT asked if it was quick (I haven't driven mine in awhile due to a tranny problem but) I said "no, don't waste your gas or possibly getting a ticket" but he decides to see if the guy in the Delorean would run him. My friend looked over at him, threw him a rev and then gave him a 3 count in case he was game, and he was. I was amazed! He pulled us by about 2 carlengths up to 110 mph! I was wondering if the owner was on the list and if this was the famous 'Houston Engine' upgrade I've been hearing so much about?? I'm deciding on what to do to my Delorean (bad tranny) and after seeing this with my own eyes really makes me want to get back on restoring it! Thanks! Rob '83 Delorean __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 10:49:54 -0500 From: "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Part required Paul, We have a low mileage used unit in stock in excellent condition; contact me privately for details. Regards, DMC Joe DeLorean Help dmchelp@xxxxxxx www.dmc.tv http://shopping.oraclesmallbusiness.com/dsvstore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Salsbury" <paul.salsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: [DML] Part required > Just a quickie > > Does anyone have a Rear Hub Carrier LH part No. 100469 they would like to sell? Mine has fractured where the heli coil goes in to hold the Brake calliper on. NOT GOOD!!! > > Cheers > > Paul > #6463 > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 12 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:09:57 EST From: abatt10347@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? Sounds like Duke to me. Duke you can take this one. Bruce Battles Vin #06569 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 13 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:18:58 -0600 From: "Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? That would be Duke from Saraland, a few minutes North of Mobile. He installed a 4.3L Chevy V6. Scott Mueller 002981 -----Original Message----- From: Robert Dunlap [mailto:bigsamifan@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:53 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Fast Delorean around Mobile, Al? This weekend while visiting a friend of mine in Pensacola, we happen on this Delorean around the I-65 area in Mobile. It had a personalized tag 'AT88MPH', different looking side skirts and a rear wing, and REALLY low to the ground. Thanks! Rob '83 Delorean ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 14 Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 00:20:35 -0000 From: "snextime" <ionicdesign@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: stainless steel illusion does anyone have an extra copy of stainless steel illusion for sale? it doesnt have to be in excellent condition i just want a copy with all of the pages intact that is still readable. please contact me privately instead of filling up the DMC list with replies. thanks mark ionicdesign@xxxxxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 15 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:51:29 +0000 From: Les Huckins <jhuckins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: '83 owners manual anyone? Missed the one on eBay, anybody got one for sale? Off list please, thanks, Les ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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