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 7 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Water Pump on eBay From: "Vicky Miller" <delo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Engine Compartment LIGHT Wiring Question. From: "MrCopies" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 3. Re: Dead Speedometer From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 4. DMCNews Merchandise From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Re: Evaporative Control System From: "jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx " <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> 6. Re: Doors From: "jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx " <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> 7. Re: Engine Compartment LIGHT Wiring Question. From: dherv10@xxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:24:39 -0400 From: "Vicky Miller" <delo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Water Pump on eBay hi all .hopefully i can clear up the question about MY water pump.??? this pump fits a delorean engine exactly. before you throw your advise to the list you could have asked me directly. just need to clear this problem up. bob miller -----Original Message----- From: Robert Rooney <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, August 06, 2000 1:58 AM Subject: [DML] Water Pump on eBay >On eBay right now there's a "DeLorean Water Pump" for sale. The >current bid is @ $91.00 with the reserve not yet met. Looking @ the >picture for the auction, this is NOT an offical part. It looks to be >a cross-over part from a Volvo. Although it will fit the DeLorean >motor, and will probably work. But if you're someone who wants to >keep you car original, the pump will not be. Just wanted to let >everyone know. > >-Robert >vin 6585 > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:45:27 -0500 From: "MrCopies" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Engine Compartment LIGHT Wiring Question. Hi My engine compartment light wiring (purple, purple/white on the electrical chart) appears to be missing. When I bought my car the engine compartment light didn't work. After having the rear facia removed, stripped and repainted I noticed that the rear wiring harness doesn't appear to have these wires in the bundle. Not sure it it was disconnected at some point or just never there. Am I looking for the right colored wires (purple, purple/white)? The harness in question has a big black plug that connects to the back righthand wall in the engine compartment. It's wiring bundle contains the electrical wires for the rear side marker lights, rear license plate lights and all the operating and turn signal lights in the rear lenses. Can you help? Thanks mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx VIN#17089 Windsor, Ontario www.mydelorean.com P.S. The engine compartment light SWITCH (near the resister) appears to be wired correctly. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 02:49:25 -0000 From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Dead Speedometer As is often the case, the answer is already on the DMCNews web at http://www.dmcnews.com/Resource/rpm2mph.html Where James put it there about 4 years ago. Dave Swingle --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Matthew P. Olans" <mpolans@xxxx> wrote: > Greetings, > My speedometer is being stubborn and has decided not to work. I > have to get my car to a shop a few hours away to have a real DeLorean > mechanic look at it and repair the problem. Does anyone have speeds at > different gears by RPM so I can try to avoide a speeding ticket? Any help > is greatly appreciated. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 02:53:02 -0000 From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: DMCNews Merchandise Since it's getting to the later half of the year, I've opened up the Christmas Card portion of the DMCNews Merchandise section. It may seem early, but December comes quickly. I also still have some of the "Espey" posters and radio Service Manual reproductions. Check it out at http://www.dmcnews.com/Merchandise/support.html Dave Swingle 5429 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 03:07:28 -0000 From: "jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx " <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Evaporative Control System The first thing to check is that the vapor hose from tank to vapor cannister is not kinked or plugged up. The tank should not build up pressure, It can be exceedingly dangerous to have a pressurized gas tank, it would spew gas and vapors under pressure and could be a blowtorch that could cause an explosion, at the very least disconnect the vapor hose at the tank and let it vent until you can fix it right, you may vent some vapors but it won't be as dangerous as pressurizing the tank. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx> wrote: > When ever I increase the idle on the engine, the carbon canister > doesn't appear to purge itself of the recovered vapors. The odd part > about this is that if I manually apply a vaccum to the canister, the > engine will rev up as the vapors are released and burned. When I rev > the engine I can feel a good vaccum from the hose the connects up the > intake manifold. But it is not as strong as the one that I have to > apply to open the canister. From this I have 2 questions: 1. Is this ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 02:58:52 -0000 From: "jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx " <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Doors Adjusting the torsion bars is not a task to be taken lightly. In addition to all of the previosly mentioned dangers take note of the following; the plastic trim covering the anchor bolts is very rare hence unobtainable, the edge of the "T" roof under the trim is razor sharp so when you take out the bolts from the anchors you can remove chunks of skin, during adjustment if the bar moves around and gets scratched it WILL break, the bracket that the anchor bracket bolts to can come loose or the threads can strip,rarely but sometimes the anchor bracket is difficult to remove from the torsion bar. In light of all of the possibilities it is best to get someone who has expierience in this procedure or at least watch it being done.Most delorean clubs have an occasion that this is done or members familiar with the procedure. Please do not hurt yourself or use up valuable replacement parts, there will never be "repro" torsion bars, when the stock is depleted that will be it.During our door adjustment social this April in Westwood N.J. even with Rob Grady there was 1 car we could not adjust the door on, the anchor bracket anchor was loose and stripped. You must always know your limits, there is a tremendous amount of power in the torsion bars and it can get away from you quickly, so this is one area of the car that a novice should stay away from. Without the best tools and an intimate knowledge of all the possiblities that can occur do not attempt the adjustment. With breaker bar in hand is not the time to call for help because you can't get the anchor bracket back on and your bleeding on the tools. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx> wrote: > Dave, > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:59:28 EDT From: dherv10@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Engine Compartment LIGHT Wiring Question. Mike, Maby they took the wires out. The purple wire from fuse #12 goes into the light box and the purple / white goes to the switch, it normally open and when the lid is raised it shorts the switch to ground to luminate. The light is in series with the voltage going to ground. Be sure you have a good ground. John vin 11004 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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