Re: Gary's fine new ride (#10680)

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

IMHO the majority of the problems we are having with the Delorean come 
from 2 causes. One is "old age". Many of the parts are just old and 
should be replaced. A perfect example is the cooling system. These 
parts on many of the cars are still origional! The other major problem 
is that in many cases the cars have been worked on by mechanics who 
either "cheaped out" and didn't use the proper parts or just didn't 
know what they were doing and didn't set the car up right. The first 
problem leads to the second. Only a dedicated owner who takes the car 
to a COMPETANT" mechanic will eventually get things right. Of course 
that means spending some money and undoing all of the previous bad 
work. The owner that is handy can do much of it himself with help from 
this list. If you want a nice running, RELIABLE, car that is over 20 
years old it takes either a lot of work or a lot of money, sometimes 
both, there are no shortcuts. For the "newbies" there is a whole 
archive of information to pick through, most of your questions will be 
answered if you just look. Start on DMCNEWS.COM, there is a 
treasure trove of info in the technical section. The other great 
source of info is a Workshop Manual, every owner should have it. Even 
if you can't decipher it your mechanic can. Yes, a car is usually 
heathier if exercised occasionaly but if it is unrealible and always 
strands you then you will drive it less and less because you don't 
trust it so it gets even worse.

David Teitelbaum
vin 10757