[DML] Re: Dead Battery?

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It sounds like you have several problems. First off get the Throttle
Recall Kit. As part of the procedure it will explain how to lubricate
the throttle cable with anti-freeze so it won't freeze up as you
describe. Next it sounds like something drained the battery. A very
common cause is one of the plunger switches on a door not having the
rubber tip so when you close the door the 3 door lights stay on
killing the battery. Also if your battery is over 5 years old it is
probably shot. Leaving a dead battery in sub-freezing temperatures can
allow it to freeze, in a discharged battery the electrolyte is pure
water. If the battery has bulging sides it probably froze. Take it to
a shop and have the battery recharged and tested. Once you get the
motor running again you can worry about the idle. The sticking
throttle cable did not cause the battery to go dead.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mydmc5898" <mydmc5898@xxxx> wrote:
> Ok I just got my DeLorean back from the shop, I had a new micro 
> switch put in, a CD player installed, and a new thermotime switch. 
> Now where the idle arm is, under the air filter, I'm not sure of the 
> corret term. Anyway the arm seems to be stuck when the weather gets 
> really bad, like yesterday in the north east of PA it was below 0 
> from what I understand. Well the car will turn on but the gas pedel 
> will not move, if you force it, the car just idles higher and 
> higher. So I turned it off put the arm back where it should be, and 




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