[DML] Re: Electrical system, ventilation, and radio questions from a newbie.

[Marc A Levy <malevy@xxxx>]

"Jesse D. Sightler" wrote:
> First off, the ventilation system and electrical system seem to have a
> problem which may or may not be related. When we test drove the car
> earlier in California, the AC was not cold, but the ventilation was
> quite good. The fan was strong and the airflow from the vents seemed
> solid. Since bringing it into SC, however, the fan still seems to run
> strongly, and feeling the intake on the front of the car (in front of
> the windshield) it seems to pull strongly. However, the vents
> themselves produce very little airflow.

No air flow from any of the vents? or just the center one... If it is
just the center, it is possible someone removed the vent, and did not
replace the rubber boots properly. You can check the back issues for
the proper procedure for this.

I assume you have tried to open the vents with the small finger wheele
next to each vent.


> Also, earlier today while driving the car at night with the lighting on,
> the fan temporarily switched off. At first, I thought that it was a
> fuse failure, but a few minutes later I turned the fan back on and
> everything was fine again. It's like it just temporarily overloaded.
> But I also noticed that the one vent which was working earlier in the
> day failed after this "trip". Any ideas as to the cause of these two
> problems?

Sounds like the circuit braker for the fans. Best bet is to replace the
fan control relays with a Fanzilla from PJ Grady (www.pjgrady.com), and
upgrade the brakers. I would do this ASAP. Those fans draw a lot of
current, and generate a lot of heat in the electrical system (possibe
fire hazzard). In addition, if the fans fail you could overheat the
car. BTW, did the "Fan Fail" light come on? It is next to the
headlight switch.

> Finally, I ran into a problem because the radio seems to work, but the
> little LCD display doesn't. Has anyone else experienced this before,
> and if so what was the problem (loose/broken connection somewhere,
> etc). It is the original Delorean Craig radio.

This is a common problem on the craig radios. A while back, someone had
said they were looking in to a replacement ribbon cable for the radio to
fix the problem, but I have not heard anything about it in a while. The
real fix is to replace the radio with something decent.