Re: [DML] Loss of coolant

[Todd Masinelli <tmasin@xxxx>]

> What is an otterstat?

Look for a little doohickey with two wires running to it that's sticking out
of a coolant pipe on the driver's side of your engine. The otterstat tells
your fans to kick on when your coolant reaches a certain temperature.
Ideally you'll find it on the underside of the pipe...if it's on top, an air
bubble can get trapped there and your fans won't kick on when they should.

Hank Eskin has a very helpful site for DeLorean newbies
(http://www.eskin.net/firstdelorean.html). Here are two otterstat pictures
from his site:
http://www.eskin.net/delorean/otterstat1.JPG
http://www.eskin.net/delorean/otterstat2.JPG

> I am thinking about ordering Fanzilla. The info on
> their website make it sound like the best thing ever.
> Does it really do anything?

Yes, it does. The common benefit you'll hear about is that it staggers the
starting of the fans so you don't have a huge pull on the car's electrical
system all at once. That's great, but for me the biggest benefit of the
FanZilla was one that I never saw anybody advertise -- the fact that it
completely bypasses the circuit breaker that leads to the fan relay and the
fan fail module. Considering the hot feed from that breaker is what
appeared to have fried TWO fused wire jumpers in my car to a nasty crisp, I
wish I had purchased the FanZilla sooner. Luckily neither incident led to a
major fire, but they certainly could have. Go ahead and spring for the
FanZilla and have one less thing to have to worry about with your new D.

Good luck!

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Todd Masinelli
VIN 6681