Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 10 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Toy DeLorean Cars. From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. [Fwd: DeLorean] From: Richard Strecker <dmc1219@xxxxxxx> 3. RE: The Journey Home... From: "Doc" <doctor280@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4. A "D" on TV in the Netherlands... From: Jan van de Wouw <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Re: The Journey Home (Valve Noise)... From: Stephen Jarvis <jarvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6. Gullwing Doors From: "Joseph Murray" <murrayempire@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 7. Strange Squeel at start!? From: Cliff Andrews <fen2k@xxxxxxxxx> 8. Re: Toy DeLorean Cars. From: "Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxxxxxxx> 9. Re: Strange Squeel at start!? From: at88mph@xxxxxxxxx 10. Stuck From: Richard Strecker <dmc1219@xxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 02:09:51 -0000 From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Toy DeLorean Cars. For everyone who either has one, or wants to buy one (available from the DeLorean Owners Club in the U.K.), here's everything you wanted to know about the toy DeLorean that has the opening gull wing doors. http://www.breithaupts.com/zedelor.htm As for the "Turismo" Hot Wheels car made by Mattel, it was based off of the prototype DeLorean in 1979. I'll post more info on it when I get it. -Robert vin 6585 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 22:35:06 -0400 From: Richard Strecker <dmc1219@xxxxxxx> Subject: [Fwd: DeLorean] silvanomaciel@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > --- > UOL: o melhor da Internet. > > Good night > > My name is Rafael, i'am from Brazil, I fond at to know the cost at car DeLorean, adore the car DeLorean of heart. since that I see the DeLorean of film "Back to the future". > I fond at to receive more photo at Car DeLorean, and oneself have east car DeLorean in Brazil. > > Thankyou > > Rafael de Brito Maciel [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 03:24:18 -0400 From: "Doc" <doctor280@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: The Journey Home... Nathan said, The car has rather loud valve noise from left side of block. So, I have a sticking valve or valves need adjustment, etc. At worst the car will need to get a valve job. ----------------------------------------------- This is most likely the exhaust manifold gasket leaking. Robert Starling, Vin#5252 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 18:59:56 +0200 From: Jan van de Wouw <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: A "D" on TV in the Netherlands... Hello, Today a Dutch satalite-station called Veronica (The Young One) aired their Car-magazine "De Heilige Koe" (translates as "The Holy Cow"). It had an item in it about Ital-Design and clearly showed a DeLorean in their "Design-gallery"!!! The programme aires again tomorrow, in the night of 24 going on 25 july, at 00h00 til 00h31 CET (Dutch time). If I am not mistaking Veronica can be recieved in most of Europe. I will tape the show, hopefully I'll be able to post a short movie on the internet in the coming week. Greetings from the Netherlands, JAN van de Wouw Think Different... Use a Mac... Live the Dream... Drive a DeLorean... check out the Delorean-Files at: http://www.deloreanfiles.nl/ ------------------------------ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:07:11 -0400 From: Stephen Jarvis <jarvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: The Journey Home (Valve Noise)... >The car has a rather loud valve noise from left side of block. So, I have a sticking valve or valves need adjustment, etc. At worst the car will need to get a valve job. Nathan: Congratulations on your purchase and incident-free cruise home. Could the "valve noise" be the need for an exhaust manifold gasket replacement? This is common on the left side. An obvious tapping sound when accelerating. Steve Jarvis #3542 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:25:25 +0100 From: "Joseph Murray" <murrayempire@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Gullwing Doors As someone who worked at the DeLorean Plant in Dunmurry Belfast N.Ireland John Z DeLorean may have a patent for Parts of the Gullwing doors now not all the door as such. When Mercedes and all the other great carmakers used Gullwingwinded doors they all had a problem with making them water tight and no one was able to overcome this and the rain leaked in all over the place.This is the reason why Gullwinged were not popular with the car makers. When the great man John Z was confronted with this problem he got to work before the DeLorean went into production and invented a new type of rubber seal. So its not the Gullwing doors that are his patent its the actual rubber seal.Look at the seals on the doors they are a wonderful piece of engineering Joe Murray Clock Number @ DeLorean 1065 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 16:12:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Cliff Andrews <fen2k@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Strange Squeel at start!? Hi everyone.... something i have noticed that happens at random times. When i got to start up the D' for the first time and i believe with the A/C on i get a horrible squeel coming from the engine that happens for about 3-4 seconds and then stops. I heard it as well once when i cut on the A/C when driving? Any help would be appreciated to diagnose this problem. -Cliff Andrews 10854 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:55:18 +0100 From: "Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Toy DeLorean Cars. Ref. Hot Wheels toy cars, we do have the remains of a batch made obtained about 6 years ago. We cannot sell individually or in very small quantities as the postage / administration costs make this un-economic. However, if any of you guys in the States (or any other countries) want to get together, we will supply them, brand new, still in the origanal packs, in boxes of 25 for £75 (English Stirling) including post and packing. no need to rush, we have over a thousand in stock! Please contact me privately with your orders..remember only in batches of 25 or multiples thereof. Chris Parnham..hon. sec DOC UK chrisparnham@xxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 3:09 AM Subject: [DML] Toy DeLorean Cars. > For everyone who either has one, or wants to buy one (available from > the DeLorean Owners Club in the U.K.), here's everything you wanted > to know about the toy DeLorean that has the opening gull wing doors. > > http://www.breithaupts.com/zedelor.htm > > As for the "Turismo" Hot Wheels car made by Mattel, it was based off > of the prototype DeLorean in 1979. I'll post more info on it when I > get it. > > -Robert > vin 6585 > > > > > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:31:21 -0500 From: at88mph@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Strange Squeel at start!? Cliff, Check your belt tension. You could just have a lose belt. Another cause could be your top A/C idler pulley. These are known to come off sometimes. Hope this helps, Duke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Andrews" <fen2k@xxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 6:12 PM Subject: [DML] Strange Squeel at start!? > Hi everyone.... something i have noticed that happens > at random times. > > When i got to start up the D' for the first time and i > believe with the A/C on i get a horrible squeel coming > from the engine that happens for about 3-4 seconds and > then stops. I heard it as well once when i cut on the > A/C when driving? Any help would be appreciated to > diagnose this problem. > > -Cliff Andrews > 10854 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx > > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 10 Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:05:59 -0400 From: Richard Strecker <dmc1219@xxxxxxx> Subject: Stuck Is there a cure for a sticking idle motor? I've been having problems lately with the idle not returning to ~750. Sometimes it will run at 1000 rpm other times somewhere between 1K and 1.5K. I noticed that the hose link between the cold start valve and the idle motor was a very sloppy fit, so I replaced it. While I had the idle motor off, I noticed that there was l lot of dirt? carbon, gunk, whatever in the passage. After a few shots of carb cleaner, the passage looks pretty clean. Cleaned the electrical contacts & resealed the air pipe, reassembled everything. Started the engine & idle seemed OK, gave it a quick hit with the accelerator & back to high idle speed. In somewhat desperation I rapped the idle motor with a screwdriver handle .......the idle speed returned to normal. I've tried this several more times and every time the screwdriver works. This may get a little awkward while driving if I have to get out & whack the idle motor at each stop light. So, other than replacing the idle motor, are there any suggestions???? Richard ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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