[DML] Digest Number 83

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There are 4 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

      1. Re: My Delorean Stopped Dead in the Water
           From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
      2. Re: When and where in Cleveland?
           From: "Dave Sontos" <dsontos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
      3. Re: Carpet Color
           From: John Yeoman <theshovel1224@xxxxxxxxx>
      4. Camshaft
           From: "Chris C" <petleech@xxxxxxx>


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Message: 1
   Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 22:57:35 -0000
   From: "Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: My Delorean Stopped Dead in the Water

I purchased a replacement fitting for this wiring(connector, wires, 2 
lugs) for about $9 from one of the DMC suppliers a few years ago. 
Kind of expensive for a plug and a couple of lugs, but it was OEM. 
Any other quality connector should be functionally equivalent. Saw a 
car last week where it was wire nuts and extension-cord wire, that 
was probably a LITTLE too crude, but it did work. 

> > It should not surprise anyone to learn that our fuel pump 
connectors are
> > wearing out.  My car did the same thing earlier this year.  I 
thought it
> > was the inertia switch, but it turned out to be the electrical
> > connections to the fuel pump.  They do not last forever.  My 
advice is to
> > cut the wires, go to a hardware store, and buy some sort of strong
> > connector to replace it.
> >
> > Everyone should probably replace this connection in the next few 
years.
> >
> > - Mike Substelny
> > VIN 01280, 7 years




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Message: 2
   Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:58:20 -0400
   From: "Dave Sontos" <dsontos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: When and where in Cleveland?

visit this web site......http://deloreancarshow.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian McCool <bjmccool@xxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:02 PM
Subject: [DML] When and where in Cleveland?


> I know that there has probably already been a posting of the exact date
and
> time
> of the Cleveland show, but I was hoping that some could refresh my
memory
as
> to
> the time and exact location of the show in Cleveland again. Thanks
>
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Message: 3
   Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:25:55 -0700 (PDT)
   From: John Yeoman <theshovel1224@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Carpet Color

Do any 1983 DeLoreans have completely black interiors?

John
#16822 w/ dual color interior

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Message: 4
   Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 01:32:53 -0000
   From: "Chris C" <petleech@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Camshaft

We are trying to isolate a rough-running problem in our car. We 
suspect the injection system but have tried everything in our ability 
with no success. We normally do all the work ourselves 
but a bad back problem has forced me to give my car to a local shop. 
The local shop has told us that these engines are very prone to 
camshaft failure because of a poor lubrication design. Our car has 
82k on it. At what mileage do the camshafts start to wear badly and 
what are the symptoms? We did a compression test before buying the 
car and all readings were between 155 and 165psi. If the camshafts 
are bad are they difficult to replace and is there a solution to the 
lubrication problem? If this is a very costly procedure is it better 
to simply buy a good used VOLVO B28 engine? Is the engine from th 
volvo car identical to the DMC engine and does it mate directly to 
the DMC gearbox? 




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