A Lesson from the Pittsburgh Tech Session The name Tech Session makes it sound like a lecture, but this was much better. It was more of an action-packed "we'll fix anything on a DeLorean" adventure, but with food. The expertise and equipment on hand were almost as incredible as the menu. Dan and Judy were wonderful, generous hosts. They fed us steak, ribs, burgers, Polish sausage, beer . . . it never seemed to end! The homemade brownies with hand made DMC candy toppers made it extra special. They have a lovely home with plenty of shade trees. The delicious food just kept coming, and those cool commemorative T-shirts are the best. Dan and Judy made it look easy, but I know they must have done a lot of work to prepare for so many of us (I believe about 14 DeLoreans and 30 some people) to descend on their place. I cannot overstate how welcome they made us all feel. Judy and Juley (Dave Stragand's girlfriend) did quite a bit of work while we were there, again making it all look easy. Speaking of Mr. Goodwrench*, not only did Dave run his engine analyzer for at least five DeLoreans, he adjusted engines, cleaned fuel injectors, and did many other things to make sure a bunch of DeLoreans are running a lot better this week than they did last week. Rich has already told the story of his seat re-skinning. The result was impressive, I encourage everyone to check out the photos. Shannon Yocom and Joe O'Brien were up to their usual gig of adjusting torsion bars, setting a record for the most drastic DOWNWARD adjustment I have ever seen. They also helped me get my new angle drive from DMC Texas and lower speedo cable from DeLorean Parts Northwest working together properly. Thanks, guys! Plenty of other jobs were done, from diagnosing & fixing mysterious noises to installing LED lights. And always there was more food. We can all learn a lesson from the Pittsburgh Tech Session, but this lesson is not easy. You see, Dan and Judy have set a new standard in local DeLorean events. They invited a great buch of people, they were super prepared, they were generous to the nth degree, and best of all they made everyone feel very, very welcome. I am humbled by their skills as host and hostess. Yes, the Pittsburgh tech session is over. Now my speedometer reads correctly . . . and I am spending the next two weeks on Slimfast! - Mike Substelny * (footnote: Dave Stragand spent the day tuning up DeLoreans wearing some old Mr. Goodwrench coveralls. For that reason you may sometimes see DMLers refer to Dave as "Mr. Goodwrench.") To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/