I remember seeing the otterstat now! I had wondered what that was. Thanks for also referring me to that website. Looks like something I will bookmark! Jeff --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Todd Masinelli <tmasin@xxxx> wrote: > > 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! > > _______________ > Todd Masinelli > VIN 6681