You asked a lot of questions so trying to take them 1 at a time: Exhaust leaks not uncommon, replace seals and gaskets and missing or broken bolts Vibration could mean bad tires or just out of balance, try having them done on a tire balancer that spins the tire Alarms were not standard, a previous owner must have installed it, best to just remove it The shifter probably needs slight adjustment and lubrication The lock for the rear sunshade can be repaired or replaced This DML is the best source of currrent information, you could also look in the archives or do a search on a specific topic The best thing you could do would be to contact nearby owners. Go to dmcnews.com and register on the DoD. Find nearby owners and talk to them. You could also come to the Delorean MidAtlantic Spring Social being held in Northern New Jersey April 26 and 27. There will be many Deloreans there and Rob Grady of P. J. Grady will be there to answer your questions and look over your car. [A shameless plug for our event!] If the car has been sitting for that long remove the fuel and refill with fresh fuel and flush the brake system and coolant with new. In fact drain and refill all of the fluids in the car before using it. Use Castrol DOT 4 GTLMA brake fluid and a national brand anti-freeze for the coolant 50/50 mixture. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Aaron Townsley" <townsa@xxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > I am a first time poster to the board, but I have been reading for the past > few weeks. I am sorry if tihs is going to the wrong place. It's also a bit > long, sorry for that too. > > History: > It seems like this group is a wealth of information and I am glad to > have found it. My father purchased a Delorean a little over a year ago. I > don't the vin off hand, but I am sure I can find out if anyone is > interested. I'm a bit more email savy so I'm writing on his behalf. The > car was bought, driven rarely then put in a barn with a cement floor, for > apparently over a decade. > > Problems: > > Does anyone know a good Delorean person in the Southern Connecticut region? > > The car runs fairly well, but seems to have several exhaust leaks including > the seals around the manifolds. The tires are out-of-round from sitting, so > it has a noticable virbration on the road. > > The alarm act quite funny, you only have a few moments after opening the > door to put your key in the ignition, or it goes off. Were alarms standard? > > Something in the manual shift seems to be off because it can be difficult to > get the car into reverse, is there a trick to it or what cold be up? > > The locking mechansim for the that plastic-visor type hood thing (don't know > the name) on the back of the car was broken. I am guessing those are > expensive, but can they be replaced? > > Finally, are there any magazines, parts catalogs, and general resources you > recommend besides this list (it is a great resource though)? > > I know this is all over the place, but I thank you in advance for any > information you can give me. I'm in college and have a project car of my > own (1967 GTO) so I want to give my dad the best help I can. It can be an > expensive passion but the more information the more info I get the more I > can help avoid some of my more expensive mistakes : ). > > Thank you! > > Aaron T. > Old Saybrook, CT