Re: [doc] D on fire!

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am happy you caught it before it got worse and i am happier you didnt 
get hurt.

Mark V



On Jun 18, 2005, at 10:27 AM, John Tien wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I had my first DeLorean Fire today... luckily it was a
> candle size fire that I managed to kill in 1 minute.
>
> One of the Fan Fix fuse went into fire, forcing me to
> stop on the motor way, opening the fuse compartment
> board, and blowing with my mouth like going mad!
>
> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/Temp/PICT0084.JPG
> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/Temp/PICT0085.JPG
>
> I suppose Hong Kong is too damn hot, so that the
> radiator fans are running more or less constantly...
> putting hight current throught those two poor little
> wires. A proper fan fix is needed asap!
>
> Check your fuse connections and make sure they are
> clean guys~ Don't let your D get too hot!
>
> Regards,
> John Tien
> DOC 8
> RHD 3046
>
> P.S. Ian, I don't think I can make it tomorrow
> morning... as the D need a rest + proper fix before
> going any where! :(
>
>
> --- Phill Wright <psw@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hiya..
>>
>> off-the-peg at halfords - £14 mine cost ... but DMUK
>> have em for a
>> tenner -
>>
> http://www.delorean.co.uk/DMUK/newparts1.html#washerpump
>>
>> You'll more than likely find that the hose leading
>> to it has gone
>> hard as well, so you might want to get a short piece
>> of new hose (the
>> larger of the 2 sizes my local car shop had in
>> stock) and an in-line
>> washer pipe joiner - cut the original hose back
>> about 10 inches to
>> where it is still soft and join a new bit on - if
>> you want to be posh
>> then fit an in-line non-return valve instead of the
>> joiner and you
>> won't have to wait 10 second before water gets to
>> the jets every
>> time :-) (wish I'd thought of that when I did mine)
>>
>> The bottle is a mare to get out and the tub it sits
>> in even more of a
>> mare to get back in, if you have access to a pit or
>> a lift it would
>> be a lot easier.
>>
>> Another tip .. when putting it all back in I had a
>> job getting the
>> washer bottle to stay in place while wrestling to
>> get the holding tub
>> back in place - solved that by lightly gripping the
>> neck with a pair
>> of mole grips to stop it dropping back down the
>> hole.
>>
>> Hope it helps
>>
>> Phill W
>> DOC 233
>> VIN 6772(sorbet)
>> Avantime (M4TRA)
>> SERA (drat, still not heard about the cherished
>> plate)
>>
>> --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mrvic20"
>> <mrvic20@xxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I need a motor for the windscreen washer bottle
>> motor as mine is
>>> shot.  The delorean one screws in to the water
>> container...is this
>> the
>>> same as on other uk cars...i think most just push
>> in.
>>>
>>> I will have to order from dmch if not but would
>> ideaklly like it
>>> sooner.  Does anyone know where i could get one in
>> the uk?
>>>
>>> any help appreciated
>>>
>>> Craig DOC 388
>>> VIN 6723 (Nearly ready for MOT)
>>
>>
>>
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