Re: new to list...questions

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The trans fluid is checked in the following manner;
If possible drive the car until it reaches operating temp
park on level ground and shut off the motor.
Remove the trans dipstick and feel the fluid with your fingers, it 
should be smooth and slippery, ie: no grit and should not smell burnt 
it should also have at least a tinge of color NOT BLACK. Wipe off the 
dipstick and reinsert with the engine running and the trans in park. 
Remove the dipstick and check both sides to determine the level. It 
should be between the hot and the cold marks. If above remove some
and 
if below add some. If you do not know how long it has been since last 
changed and it doesn't look like new just change. It will not all
come 
out (only about 3 qts) and you will need a new filter and pan gasket. 
When you take the pan down if there is alot of friction materiel or 
any metal then you will have to consider replacing or rebuilding the 
trans. If it's clean and you put it all back together check all of
the 
adjustments to the shift computer and the line pressure. If you still 
have shift problems then you will have to repair or replace the shift 
computer.

David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 






--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Jeff " <essayons07@xxxx> wrote:
> First a short history...my father bought a an automatic 81 Delorean 
> about 13 years ago. He drove the car for about 5 years until the 
> transmission decided to shop shifting into 3rd. The car sat for 
> about 6 years. My brother brought the car to his house, replaced 
the 
> transmission control unit and rebuilt most of the fuel injection 
> system. The transmission was still not shifting right, and at
times 
> lost all gears. My brother got a new job, moved, and returned the 
> car to my father. Every once and a while my brother would come
home 
> and try to fix the car. One day the transmission miraculously 
healed 
> itself (yeah right). The car could be driven for a number of miles 
> with no problem. My father began driving the car every once in a 
> while but it still sat the majority of the time. When I sold my
car 
> my father told me to drive the Delorean...now...the problem...
> 
> I attempted to drive the car from Chas SC to Savannah GA. The car 
> did fine for about 2 hours worth of driving...then the trans began 
to 
> shift out of 3rd...then out of 2nd. If I stopped the car, cut it 
> off, and let it sit for a few minutes I could get a mile or 2 out
of 
> it. I thought the car would not lose 1st...until I stopped at a 
> traffic light...had to push the car over to a curb, let it sit for
a 
> minute...then go. I was able to make it to a parking garage near
my 
> workplace.
> 
> I checked the trans fluid this morning. There is a cold, warm, and 
> hot identifier on the dipstick. When the car was cold the level
was 
> way above the cold mark...up on the flexible part of the dipstick. 
> When I started the car the fluid level barely showed on the 
> dipstick. Is the cold mark incorrect? I would think it would read 
> higher cold than warm since the fluid is just sitting in the pan, 
not 
> being pumped around. If I add more fluid the level will be that 
much 
> higher when cold. I always heard you never check an automatic
trans 
> level when cold...only when warm and while the engine is running. 
> 
> Thanks for any advice
> Jeff
> 
> Oh yeah...the neighbor across the street from my parents has a 
"dead" 
> Delorean. It has been sitting under a cover for the past few 
> years.