Bob, Why would turning on your fans make a difference? You thermostat will still be closed. Besides, turning on the fans only makes the car cooler (???) I don't have any of the problems you listed. You might want to take a look at the thermostat (warm-up issue), and cold start valve (slow-start issue). Also, what kind of tires are you running? I've got the Pilots on my car and they're fantastic in the rain. I agree with you about sparing the car, though. I've slowly learned to calm the DeLorean "fever" on those bad-weather days too. :-) Jake Kamphoefner Driving 1063 year-round in STL (Uhh... Ok. -Until any snow or salt hits the road) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:09 PM Subject: RE: [DML] Re: DeLo's In Year 'Round Use > > > > Living in Texas, it is easy to use the car year round. > However, warming it up takes for ever. > I am considering putting an on/off switch on my fans to help warm it up > quicker. > It was really cold this morning, almost freezing... > Yesterday I changed my oil and put in Castroil GTX 20/50, and a bottle of > Lucus. > This morning when I tried to start the car, the engine that normally pops on > in one turn > spun round and round and wouldn't start. > I let it sit for a second and then let it spin some more and it slowly > putterd on. > It was fine after that, but that is the first time I have seen it do that. > > I drive my car all year round but have learned to avoid wet days. > Since I have about 7 vehicles to choose from I might as well spare it. > 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/