are the belts tight? Sounds like both belts are loose. That might give you the squealing sound and the intermittent problems. If the pump gave out, I don't think it would affect the alternator but I could be wrong. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Stiefel" <stiefel@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:17 PM Subject: [DML] I might be in trouble.... > It is abit late to call Rob Grady, so I decided to throw this out to the > list. I haven't run my D for a few weeks due to a fundraiser I was having > at my home and the need to prepare for 150 people. Today I had a cruise in > about an hour from home and decided to bring out the ol girl and have a > drive. Well it ran fine until I got to my parents house. I let it run a > bit while I talked to my father, and it overheated a bit. Only a very > little bit came out before I shut down the engine and let it cool off. > After a bit, I started it up and it ran fine, but was a bit on the hot side > all the way to a stereo shop I had to stop at on the way to the show. There > I let it cool off again and filled up the resevour -- it took quite a lot. > > It ran just fine all the way to the cruise in and on the way home it got hot > a few times, but cooled off ok until about 15 min from home when it started > acting real funny. > > 1st off it would almost reach the 1st red hash mark on the temp gauge, then > the volts would drop to almost 8 or 9, then we heard a squeel from the > engine and the volts would come back up. SOmetimes the temp went back down > and sometimes it didn't. > > Well not wanting to let the temps get real high, I decided to run a bit, > then shut down the engine and coast. We did this for about the last 3 miles > home. I was then able to take a look at the engine. > > Inside the compartment, there had been a leak somewhere of coolent, and a > sound emmenating from what seems like the middle of the engine, of sizzling > and puffing sounds. > > I was thinking that maybe the water pump gave out, does seem logical?? > > Help!!! :) > > Jack & Virginia Stiefel > '81 DeLorean Vin 03461 Aug.1981 NYS Lic:1981 DMC > '97 Red BMW Z3 Convertible 6 cyl, not the baby 4 > '99 Ford Expedition 4x4 Eddie Bauer Edition > '01 Black PT Cruiser Limited w/Flames > Visit us at www.sacketmansion.com > > > > 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@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >