A DML thank you to David Teitelbaum

["dmcmike2002 <billsfanmd@xxxx>" <billsfanmd@xxxx>]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I had a fellow DML'er give me a 
ton of help with my car last weekend....I read the list a couple 
times a week. I know whenever David Teitelbaum gives advice it is 
honest, to the point and very informative...After exchanging a few 
emails he agreed that I could drive up and have him go over my car in 
person! Having watched him do the door adjustments at the spring 
social you know that David has an amazing array of tools and really 
knows the car well...On top of his technical knowledge he truly 
enjoys working on the Delorean. 

I was having a slight rough idle and just wanted the reasusurance of 
someone like David to go over the car. It was a bout a 4 hour drive 
and was the longestg I had taken in teh car..that alone makes you a 
little nervous...The car drove flawlessly. The first thing David did 
was check just about every operation of the car. Diagnosing any 
problem on this car and requires skill and knowing that each part is 
doing its job...We took out injectors, cleaned them. We reset them 
with new seals. We took out all 6 spark plugs, cleaned and regapped 
them. David checked just about every electrical connection in the 
engine. From time to time he would find a broken piece of plastic or 
missing clip. He would then go down and magically produce the exact 
piece you needed! Once he was comfortable that everything was correct 
he then began diagnosing the problem. 

After scoping the car and checking relays and other operations of the 
lambda system he was confident the problem is a faulty 02 sensor and 
then a slight adjustment of the air/fuel mixture. I also need to have 
a valve adjustment to bring the car up to top running condition. 
After about 5 hours of work David still wanted to check other things 
under the car to make sure everything was okay for my drive 
home....An oil leak here, a coolant hose that needed a slight 
tightening, checking the operation of all lights...He wrote down a 
few odd parts I should pick up. I could have stayed all night but had 
a 4 hour night drive and I had to get back on the road.... (David and 
his wife even offered to let me swim in their beautiful outdoor pool 
but it was 30 degrees, 5 inches of snow on the ground and I forgot to 
bring my swimsuit :-)

As all of you know after doing alot of work on this car sometimes you 
can cause a problem or get stuck doing something without a spare part 
and leave the car undrivable. It can also make you a little nervous 
taking a long drive after working on the engine. I drove home with no 
problems and the car again drove perfect....

Also, I recently bought a BTTF pinball and David took the time to go 
over his machine with me and gave me trouble areas to watch out for 
and other advice....

In all I owe a great deal of thanks to David for all his help with my 
car. He offers advice on the DML for the love of the car and expects 
nothing in return and because of people like him owning the Delorean 
is possible and the DML is a better place...

Mike C
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