I saw most of the cars at the Spring Social close-up and have the following comments to make on the conditions I observed: Even if the owner knew the correct tire pressures they were wrong, I found on 1 car a front tire @ 16 psi and tires as high as 44 PSI. Owners, check the decal inside the glove box door and check your tires! Fronts are to be at 23 PSI, Rear at 30 PSI and the spare at 60. If you insist on deviating from these pressures you should not go more than = - 2 psi measured cold. Cold means before driving the car or at least 3 hours after driving. Always keep fronts at the SAME and the rears at the SAME i.e. don't deviate side to side. If you run different than recommeded then keep an eye on the tires with a tread gauge. Other important things noticed, Of all the cars I saw for "door adjustments" only 1 needed an adjustment of a torsion bar and only on 1 side (in fact I loosened it 1 notch). In all other cases either the doors were fine or just needed new struts. Many cars were not properly set up to idle correctly, in fact some were missing the plug over the mixture screw and the 3 brass screws had been turned in an attempt to "adjust" the idle. ANY vacuum leaks will cause the motor to not run smooth including a hissing mode switch. Many cars are still running on the origional hoses and had crazed header bottles. Many cars are still using the "fan fail bypass" and the origional door lock module. Many cars still have not had the "Relay update kit" installed Many cars need to have the door lock pins properly adjusted Most cars have not had the brake fluid changed for more than 2 years In summary many of the cars need much more maintaince then the owners have done to become reliable and safe. Not only are they reducing the reliability of the cars, the eventual repairs will be more expensive and in some cases they are endangering their safety. It is very easy to overlook many areas of the car because some of these happen to be underneath or in other hard to see areas. This does not diminish the importance of checking them. With many owners planning for a long trip to Memphis I urge you before you go to put the car on a lift and have the car thoughly inspected. There is no excuse for not having the correct tire pressures, this is indicitive of the lack of attention to other more important areas. I do not say this to help any vender sell more parts, I want every owner to be able to drive his 20 year old car with confidence and not get stuck by the side of the road. As our cars get older they require more and more TLC. Just shining them up and getting the doors to work isn't that important if it strands you away from home! The cooling system is one area that requires the most attention because of the complexity and age of the components. As always IN MY HUMBLE OPINION!!!!!! David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "shainbrannan" <shain@xxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > This weekend i had my first meet with the DeLorean Mid-Atlantic > group. I had a good time and learned a good amount of information > about my car, and the DeLorean in general. Unfortuantely on the way > home that night i blew out a coolant pipe underneath the car. > Luckily it happened 20 seconds before i pulled my car in the > garage. Another project that looks to be alot of fun. I would liek > to thank everyone for welcoming me into the group, and i look > forward to havign another get together. > Cheers! > > - Shain > #10140