To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 14 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Door pull straps From: PRC1216@xxxxxxx 2. Re: Door pull straps From: Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx> 3. Re: Houston's Door Struts From: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx> 4. RE: delorean with 8-track From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Cold Start From: "james" <dmc_12_2180@xxxxxxx> 6. HOLE From: Mark Valuch <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx> 7. sandblasting From: billsfanmd@xxxxxxx 8. Re: Door pull straps From: Jan van de Wouw <delorean@xxxxxxx> 9. Re: Cold Start From: Soma576@xxxxxxx 10. Where to check for water leaks into the car? From: PRC1216@xxxxxxx 11. Re: Cold Start From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> 12. Winter storage From: Mark Valuch <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx> 13. Delorean on ebay From: "C. C. Cameron Putsch" <putsch.1@xxxxxxx> 14. Parts on Ebay From: "Christopher Hawes" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 17:46:10 EST From: PRC1216@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Door pull straps I would buy all the parts necessary to make it an armrest pullstrap if I were you. It sounds like half the work is already done anyway. The armrest straps make the car look much more "finished" in my opinion. I actually have 1880 and I took off my door handle pull straps and put them in the glove box. I prefer just to reach for the handles. Patrick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 17:50:41 -0500 From: Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Door pull straps Hi Samuel! Pretty cool to find another VIN close by. I'm 5102. Our cars were built during one of the two busiest months of production on the DeLorean. October of 1981. It is very likely that your car had the armrests replaced somewhere along the line. Whether it was at a QA center, or by a previous owner later on is almost impossible to determine. I can tell you that my car does not have an allotment for the built in strap, and ours were most likely built on the same day, or at least within a couple days of each other. My car was shipped from the west coast to it's first owner in Texas, who I contacted a couple of years ago. If you've got records that go back far enough, you may be able to talk to previous owners, and find out who did what and when. Interesting discovery though, Josh VIN 5102 VIN 15964 VIN NUTSANDBOLTS Samuel wrote: >I noticed something interesting about my car and thought I would get >some feedback on it. My car is vin 5096. The door pullstraps moved from the handle to attached to the arm rest around vin 5993 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:12:41 -0800 (PST) From: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Houston's Door Struts Why not just call them and ask??? BTW: When using DMCH struts, make sure your door will close properly with the new strut before slamming it closed and bending/breaking the strut mount. --- Christian Williams <delorean@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I recieved Houston's door struts today. It's the > craziest thing... both ends face the same way. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 08:38:28 -0500 From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: delorean with 8-track It looks like a very early tape deck, which had gaping holes for the cassette slot. > -----Original Message----- > From: jordan rubin [mailto:nuttenschleuder@xxxxxxxxx] > Subject: [DML] delorean with 8-track > > am i confused here, or is there an 8 track in this delorean ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:43:58 -0000 From: "james" <dmc_12_2180@xxxxxxx> Subject: Cold Start I read the cold start advice given in the technical advice section in DMC news, and checking the Thermo-time switch didnt work, for me ,, what next? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:49:47 -0600 From: Mark Valuch <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: HOLE what is this hole for? Look in the photo album for the folder called "hole". Mark Come see all of my other Photo's at my Website. http://photos.yahoo.com/snextime ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:10:38 -0500 From: billsfanmd@xxxxxxx Subject: sandblasting After seeing a few of the coolant pipes on ebay that have been sandblasted I was wondering how much is involved to actually do this yourself? Is there a tool or sandblasting system you can buy retail to do this yourself? As part of our ongoing restorations of these cars it would be nice to clean and sandblast parts as we need to make repairs... Mike C ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:55:25 +0100 From: Jan van de Wouw <delorean@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Door pull straps On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 13:57:32 -0500, Samuel wrote: > I noticed something interesting about my car > and thought I would get some feedback on it. > > My car is vin 5096. The door pullstraps moved from the > handle to attached to the arm rest around vin 5993 That's what the Millenium Concours Judging Handbook says at least! [explanation snipped] > What are the chances my car had pullstraps although the vin is > too low? I'm starting to think mine may have sat around at a QA > center or pulled from the production line for a period of time. I'd say quite high actually... Mine is an October built 1981, VIN# 05141 and also has the Pullstraps in the door. But what's funny on mine is that BOTH of my doors have NEWER build dates than the car; one is from November 3rd, the other 4th... So I THINK Mine's been at a QAC too for some time, because as far as I know, no new(er) doors or trimpanels have been fitted since at least 15 years or so... JAN van de Wouw Thinking Different... Using a Mac... Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean... #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000 -------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 14:19:50 EST From: Soma576@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Cold Start In a message dated 12/8/03 12:11:57 PM Central Standard Time, dmc_12_2180@xxxxxxx writes: I read the cold start advice given in the technical advice section in DMC news, and checking the Thermo-time switch didnt work, for me ,, what next? what do you mean by 'didn't work'? does it fire at the proper temperature for the proper time? please be more specific - this is an easy one if we know the problem. Andy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 10 Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:01:33 -0500 From: PRC1216@xxxxxxx Subject: Where to check for water leaks into the car? Hey All. I took my D on its first long trip over Thanksgiving (longest trip since I have owned it). It rained for a full day on the car in the parking lot, and when I went out to check on it after 10 hours of constant drizzle, I reached and felt under the carpet where your feet go and it was SOAKED underneath. This was on the passenger side and the driver's side. I could see standing water next to the seats when I lifted the carpet up. Frantic, I stole all the towels I could find and mopped the water out every 3 hours. When I got home I used a garden hose and found that water was leaking where the old inertia switch used to be mounted behind the gas pedal and under the back window. A lot of water also came in by the back bottom corner of the driver's door. I caulked like crazy and think I have most of it patched up. My car is SO MUCH QUIETER since I caulked the bottom of that rear window, the caulk must have been off for a long time. Do any of you know of any other real problem spots to caulk in case I ever have my car out in the rain again? Patrick 1880 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 00:33:28 -0000 From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Cold Start What exactly are your symptoms? Assuming you are trying to start the car from a cold start and it starts normally when warm you should check all the systems that are activated when the motor is cold. That includes the vacuum advance system for the ignition and the cold start valve. I would start with the cold start valve. Check and see if it gets power when cold and the engine is cranking. It could just be that you need a tune-up because you have worn spark plugs and bad ignition wires. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "james" <dmc_12_2180@xxxx> wrote: > I read the cold start advice given in the technical advice section in > DMC news, and checking the Thermo-time switch didnt work, for me ,, > what next? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 12 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:22:49 -0600 From: Mark Valuch <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Winter storage I created a poll to see how many members store there car and how they store it. This question was suggested by a fellow newsgroup member to me and i wanted to see how many members store their car if they actually store it for the winter months. Please vote. Mark Come see all of my Photo's at my Website. http://photos.yahoo.com/snextime ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 13 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:15:43 -0500 From: "C. C. Cameron Putsch" <putsch.1@xxxxxxx> Subject: Delorean on ebay Hello all. My car was just listed on Ebay. It is a very nice 1982 car with a grey int and 5 spd. Check it out if you are looking. You too Mr. Strickland. :P Casey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 14 Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:31:12 -0000 From: "Christopher Hawes" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Parts on Ebay Hello all, For those of you that would like to do some Christmas shopping, or maybe a Christmas present to yourself why not check out the below, *** DMC DeLorean VOLT/TEMP gauge *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447686723&ssPageName =ADME:B:LC:UK:1 105870 and costs $114.02 new. (current bid £1.20) *** DMC DeLorean TACHOMETER Assembly gauge *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447687765&ssPageName =ADME:B:LC:UK:1 105868 and costs $132.66 new. (current bid £0.10) *** DMC DeLorean upper speedo cable *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447689057&ssPageName =ADME:B:LC:UK:1 101604 and costs $25.45 new. (starting bid £0.10) *** DMC DeLorean cigar lighter *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447691032&ssPageName =ADME:B:LC:UK:1 In the parts manual the hazard bulb is part number SP10301 and costs $1.25 new. The cigar lighter is 108288 $9.98 and the illuminating cigar lighter ring is 108501 $9.01 (including 2 of these). For ALL of the above (starting bid £0.10) *** DMC DeLorean tail light boards *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447696395 (starting bid £5) this unused pair including bulbs would cost $109.50 from the original vendor. *** DMC DeLorean Louvre Rib *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447697025&ssPageName =ADME:B:LC:UK:1 Sunshade Louvre Stainless Rib Bracket Kit This is the only sunshade support kit that installs without tools and actually improves appearance. It even repairs centre ribs that are broken. (starting bid £0.10) *** DMC DeLorean console cover (grey) *** DMC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447723686&ssPageName =ADME:B:LC:UK:1 No longer available this now rare and hard to find part number 110523 cost $95.60 when it was last available. It has no tears or rips and even is fully formed near the prism shaped edge just below where the cigar lighter goes. 99% of these have a chunk missing due to poor fitting. Good luck! (starting bid £10) Please see my other auctions (24 including the 7 DMC items 'View other seller's other items'<p> http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=chris -von-bron&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50 Regards, Chris Hawes vin 5255 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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