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Are you kidding? My fans never come on unless I've been idling in DC 
traffic for about 15 minutes.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland 
<ihaveanaccount@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > Who has a mechanical fuel pump?
> 
> 7 other vehicles in my driveway...
> 
> Don't know how many amps electric fuel pump draws so don't know how
> far a DeLo would make it. Electric radiator fans would kill it for
> sure (even at highway speeds air flow alone doesn't seem adequate to
> cool mine -- lost electricity to one fan once and ran water temp
> higher than normal). Guess car pushes air out of way rather than
> routing through radiator. Has anyone ever tried to limp home without
> fans? 
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 21:44:39 -0000 "content22207"
> > <brobertson@xxxx> writes:
> > > On cars with mechanical fuel pump can drive surprising distance 
using
> > > battery alone (100+ miles). Of course no headlights. Wonder if 
you
> > > could drive from Autozone to Autozone, swapping batteries under
> > > warranty replacement, until home...
> > > 
> > > Bill Robertson
> > > #5939
> > > 
> > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Shannon Yocom 
<ssdelorean@xxxx> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > Rich,
> > > > I'm alternatorless because I let James LaLonde take the one 
off my
> > > car so he
> > > > could  drive home last weekend. He came down to help me and 
some
> > > other D owners
> > > > and ended up having problems with his car on the way here. 
> > > > 
> > > > I mentioned it to tease him because this week has been 
extremly 
> > > nice
> > > and I can't
> > > > drive :-) A replacement is on the way. Thanks for the info! 
> > > > 
> > > > Hey James,
> > > > If your not returning you old Alt for the $30 core charge you 
may
> > > want to look
> > > > into having it re-built & keep as a spare.
> > > > 
> > > > Shannon Y
> > > > 16506 soon not to be alternator-less ;-)
> > > > 
> > > > ---------------
> > > > 
> > > > Message: 13
> > > >    Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 13:54:57 -0000
> > > >    From: "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>
> > > > Subject: Re: Shortend/Clickable URLs  --  Strickland Friendly
> > > > 
> > > > Shannon,
> > > > 
> > > > Why are you still "alternator-less"?
> > > > 
> > > > Are you in the U.S.? Dissatisfied with the stock model, and 
not 
> > > sure 
> > > > what to get for a replacement? Don't have the cash?
> > > > 
> > > > I ask, because I had this problem and I took a route that 
seems 
> > > > obvious to me, but one that I don't hear D owners take 
advantage 
> > > of 
> > > > very much. I'm on a budget here.
> > > > 
> > > > At the time, I was unaware that the stock alternator doesn't 
carry 
> > > 
> > > > the load very well. I just took mine to an auto-electrical 
repair 
> > > > shop and had it rebuilt for less than half the cost of a new 
one. 
> > > It 
> > > > would have been even less but mine was a rusted, seized up 
> > > > paperweight so it took the guy extra labor.
> > > > 
> > > > That was exactly one year ago, and even under load (lights, 
> > > cooling 
> > > > fans and blower on) mine doesn't drop more than one volt.
> > > > 
> > > > Surely there's an auto electrical repair shop near you?
> > > > 
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > 
> > > > Rich
> > > > 
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