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 5 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Breaking it From: "aaron_t_graham" <aaron_t_graham@xxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: Breaking it From: "Christopher M. Hawes" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3. RE: Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion From: "Montgomery, Ken" <kenm@xxxxxxxx> 4. Re: Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion From: <hbreer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion From: "B Benson" <delornut@xxxxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:39:04 -0000 From: "aaron_t_graham" <aaron_t_graham@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Breaking it My brake lights went out a couple of months ago. There were basically four things I needed to check (otherwise I was going to need to do a lot of wire checking): 1) Maybe The circuit boards connections are bad. I'd heard these were a problem, but I didn't think this was the case because (I assumed) it wouldn't explain all 4 lights going out at the same time. 2) The bulbs...Likewise with (1), it wouldn't explain them all going out at once. I tested the bulbs anyway. 3) A fuse. I checked and replaced just to make sure, but that wasn't the problem. 4) The switch. Sure enough, it was the last thing I checked (the switch). After taking the switch off I noticed that the switch was stuck in the "in" position (obviously, since the lights were off). I used pliers and quite a bit of force to get it un-stuck, but it didn't work after that. Ordering a new one was quick, easy, and cheap (I guess), and installing it took about 5 minutes. Aaron #1506 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:22:14 +0100 From: "Christopher M. Hawes" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Breaking it Thanks for the theories flying in about my lack of break lights. I will try cleaning the connections on the boards. Without a circuit diagram I can only act on the hunch that if it was a board problem then at least one set of my break lights lights would be working. All other aspects of the boards such as the indicators etc all work as normal on each of the 2 boards. I hope to clean the connections tomorrow night and check the switch. I can see that it isn't stuck, I guess like Aaron's situation the switch is probably well and truly dead... I will post my findings Chris H. #5255 ----- Original Message ----- From: aaron_t_graham <aaron_t_graham@xxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [DML] Breaking it > My brake lights went out a couple of months ago. There were > basically four things I needed to check (otherwise I was going to > need to do a lot of wire checking): > > 1) Maybe The circuit boards connections are bad. I'd heard these > were a problem, but I didn't think this was the case because (I > assumed) it wouldn't explain all 4 lights going out at the same time. > 2) The bulbs...Likewise with (1), it wouldn't explain them all going > out at once. I tested the bulbs anyway. > 3) A fuse. I checked and replaced just to make sure, but that wasn't > the problem. > 4) The switch. > > Sure enough, it was the last thing I checked (the switch). After > taking the switch off I noticed that the switch was stuck in the "in" > position (obviously, since the lights were off). I used pliers and > quite a bit of force to get it un-stuck, but it didn't work after > that. Ordering a new one was quick, easy, and cheap (I guess), and > installing it took about 5 minutes. > > Aaron > #1506 > > > > > 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 > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 14:21:15 -0700 From: "Montgomery, Ken" <kenm@xxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion I discovered a similar problem when I got caught in a heavy rain storm for the first time. I ended up with a deep pool of water in the passenger floorpan. Along with having the drain hole be over the fuel pump, the fuel lines run through the same area. To keep the fuel lines from rattling around they put in a big chunk of foam to hold them tight inside the body. On my car, the foam also blocked the drain hole. To fix this, I wedged half a ZIP drive case between the foam and the drain hole. A CD case would work, but the ZIP drive case is smaller and less prone to being deformed by the foam, plus the ZIP case has 3 sides so you can have just the bottom side open to deflect the water down. Now the water pours down BEHIND the fuel pump boot. Ken ======================================================= Ken Montgomery Sacramento, CA VIN #10911 'OUTTIME' http://pages.sbcglobal.net/montkw/delorean/index.htm mailto:kenm@xxxxxxxx President, Northern California DeLorean Motor Club http://www.ncdmc.org Keeper of the International DeLorean Owners Directory http://www.dmcnews.com mailto:directory@xxxxxxxxxxx ======================================================= > -----Original Message----- > From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:47 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion > > > In a fit of brilliance, DMC placed the drain for the windshield trough > directly above the fuel pump. Don't need to be a rocket scientist to > see where all the water comes from. Very high on my list of priorities > is to engineer a gutter on mine to drain that water away (and yes, I > won't make it restrictive to catch any more tree detrius). > > Will post the result as soon as I finish my electrical mods (remember > the great tail light project...) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 15:37:18 -0700 From: <hbreer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion I wonder how many cars do not have a PLENUM DRAIN TUBE, P/N 101957 installed. Under $10.00 from your favorite DeLorean supplier. Hank Breer 1141 On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In a fit of brilliance, DMC placed the drain > for the windshield trough directly above the > fuel pump. Don't need to be a rocket scientist > to see where all the water comes from. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:44:43 -0500 From: "B Benson" <delornut@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion Another problem with fuel pump electrical terminals is the fact there are three different metals brought together with electrical current and sometimes moisture present. Electrolysis is a common problem with boaters for this reason. Using plenty of die-electric silicon on the connections after they've been tightened helps a great deal to prevent problems like this. Bruce Benson ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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