Re: RE: [doc] Coolant system problems.

[<chris@xxxx>]

Stephen

1) Check the electrical connection to the temp sender located in the RH bank at the back. But what ever you do do not earth the temp sender connection as this will burn out the temp gauge.
See item 45 @ 
http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewDir.asp?PageID=10&PageCat=1%2DEngine

2) Also you should change the braker for the fans to a 40amp see item 23 @
http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewDir.asp?PageID=44&PageCat=3%2DElectrical

3) Install a Engine Overheat Protector from DMC Joe. It is difficult to get all the air out of the system due to the engine in the back and the rad in the front, also the heating system can trap air. So for $25 its well worth installing. See
http://shopping.oraclesmallbusiness.com/app/site/site.nl?site=ACCT4947&mode=items&category=1&it=A&id=654

4) Install a FanZilla..expensive @£150 but why mess around if you want reliablility and want the best for your car. Just plug and play
http://www.pjgrady.com/lgspec.asp?id=8

Chris S
Vin 16327



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Strelczak [mailto:STEPHEN.STRELCZAK@xxxx]
> Sent: 07 May 2002 11:00
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [doc] Coolant system problems.
> 
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> after a wonderful weekend in Devon with my fiance Paula, and my
> Delorean Lola, I was let down in a huge way by my coolant system. I just
> can't understand this thing. She was running fine all of Saturday and
> Sunday, no problems at all. Looking as beautiful as I described before. Even
> the performance was starting to sort itself out, and I was getting better
> and better engine responce. Then on Monday morning, I had driven only 15
> miles or so, and without notice the coolant system built up too much
> pressure, and started leaking onto the engine, and dripping onto the ground.
> I stopped the car, let it cool down, then drove only another 2 miles and
> again it started to overheat, build up pressure, and overflow onto the
> engine again. Luckily there was an ATS a few hundred meters up the A361 in
> Barnstable. They got the car up on a ramp, and checked the hoses I couldn't
> get to, which were tight, then the hoses connecting directly to the bottom
> of the expansion bottle(stainless on mine). We tightened everything, then
> fed more fluid into the cooling system, trying to let the air locks bubble
> their way out. We felt that we had been successful, with the car pumping its
> coolant around in a nice fashion. Leaving the car on the ramp, running for a
> while longer, we thought we'd got rid of any air locks, when suddenly the
> coolant blasted its way out of the top of the now loosened expansion bottle
> cover, and splattered it all over the the engine, and the garage floor. In
> the end I had to flat bed the car back to Bath, along with a very pissed off
> fiance. I think you all know what this is going to lead to.......advice
> please?
> 
> A few other niggles I've had over the weekend. Still can't find
> that disconnected diode for the internal and door lights. Where the hell is
> that thing on a right hand drive?
> 
> My engine fans don't seem to be kicking in, everytime they are
> needed. Can you remind me about the modual for this Martin, and if I need to
> have it modified, or removed?
> 
> My temperature meter has never worked, certainly the dashboard
> needle has never moved, what is the replacement for this unit, and where is
> the sensor located in the engine?
> 
> How much would new injectors cost, what model number do I need to
> specifiy for the part, where from, and the same for spark plugs. Would a
> combination of both, improve performance if I do find that some injectors
> are not producing a clean spray. Did you say you tried to clean out Robs
> injectors, if so how?
> 
> Other than these little problems, Lola (as PSO is now to be
> known), is in great condition, and I love her to pieces. Even Paula said
> that she was beginning to fall in love with the car, and that is saying
> something. She said she knows little about cars in general, but the
> strongest feeling she had about the car, was that it had a heart, and alot
> of character. After this weekend, I can only agree:) As many answers as you
> guys can muster please, I'm on a high with my Delorean right now. Oh, and
> about owning a Delorean when you are young, I agree, it is a very expencive
> hobby, but it gets cheaper all the time you learn about the car yourself.
> Many of the jobs I now do on Lola, I used to have my mechanic do for me, etc
> etc. Only real killer, is the loan for the purchase of the car. You'll have
> to have something to balance it with(house property etc), or use your
> parents as a way of guaranteeing the loan( not always an option). The
> insurance can be cheaper through a parent, but still a killer. For example,
> my insurance is GBP 1100 a year, as a fully comp named driver on my fathers
> insurance, which was about the cheapest I could find for a 21 year old. At
> 17, I don't know if this would work. Don't loose the dream what ever you do.
> For all the sceptics words, I still think that owning a Delorean is a
> fantastic experience, and I truely love my car. As my fiance said, they have
> a heart and can love you back. (But not always:)
> 
> Stephen.
> 
> P.S. Any ideas to questions posed, greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
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