[DML] Re: Electrical question

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Get a real voltmeter - the one on the dash is not very accurate. This 
will tell you if you really have a problem. 

Check and clean all the grounds, especially the two up front hear the 
radiator supports. Clean the contacts on all the fuses and relays in 
the electrical compartment. 

Upgrade the alternator. The Autozone/Delco 110A swap is cheap and 
easy, there are other vendor-supplied upgrades if you can't figure 
out the Delco thing. 

When everything is cleaned up, the electrical system is fine. A lot 
of what you see/hear is part of the "22-year-old-car" issue. 

You're right about one thing - don't spend the money on the CD player 
until the car is running right. No point in a CD player installed in 
a car you can't drive. Unless you like sitting in the driveway 
listening to music.

Dave

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Trey Brown" <treybpd3@xxxx> wrote:
> Hey Everybody.
> 
> I know that one of the most common gripes about our cars is the 
> electrical system.  Basically, it's a piece of crap.  Is there any 
> way to improve the Delorean's electrical system. I'm afraid to put 
a 
> CD player in the car because Im worried that it'll kill the very 
low 
> (about 10 volts) idle voltage that i already have. I was driving 
the 
> car today with nothing but the A/C on and the voltage was really 
> idling low. What can be done to improve this?




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