Is this for real? It must not take 45 minutes to change an alternator on a Delorean. I put one on both of mine this past Spring in about an hour and a half with new belts and all. Why not just get under it and change it? D. Funk 4984 941 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@...> wrote: > > I think you'll make it. > > If I did it, I'd have a back up plan. If I HAD to make it, I wouldn't > do it. If the trip involves stop and go traffic, I wouldn't do it. > Failure is definitely a possibility. > > In your shoes, if I did it, I would: > > carry a spare battery or two, > carry jumper cables, so some good Samaritan could charge me up if needed, > overcharge the battery(ies), > drive fast, using the highest gear possible, > consider disabling the fans, if my car runs cool enough to not fry, > shut off the car to save battery energy when I could coast for more > than 20 seconds, > bring ice and water. > > Rick. > > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "daviddlasvegas" <daviddlasvegas@> > wrote: > > > > I'm going to try to make it the 3.5 hour drive to the shop to get my > > alternator repaired. The alternator is putting out no power, so the > > car is running off the battery 100%. If I am driving the car with no > > accessories on, no a/c, and no lights, should the battery fully > > charged last 3.5 hrs / 250 miles or am I going to get stuck? > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/