I believe you can entirely prevent parts failure in a D by carrying a spare of that part with you on trips. However, those who believe in Murphy's Law will quickly acknowledge that the very part you don't have will be the one that decides to conk out. Before a road trip, I've found it very effective to place a fresh flower on the dash. My Delorean responds very well to this. Oliver To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/