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DeLorean Mailing List - 1/24/96
Subjects:
Re: Water Leaks
Re: Vanity License Plates
Re: DeLorean Major Concerns
Re: HOT WHEELS!
Re: Vanity plates
Re: Mode switch and lack of heat
Auction Update
Re: angle drive hub and vanity plates
Desperately seeking MODE SWITCH!!!!!!!
Re: DeLorean "hot wheel" type model
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Subject: Re: Water Leaks
Sent: 01/21 4:17 PM
Received: 01/22 10:21 AM
From: Knut Grimsrud, Knut_S_Grimsrud(AT)ccm.jf.intel.com
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
Elias, Darkpassag(AT)aol.com writes:
> Does anyone have any info on sealing a small water leak in the roof.
> We had a huge thunderstorm here the other night and the car got
> caught in it for the first time. Any help would be appreciated!
Because of its design, with the water troughs that run around the
outside of the door seals, water leaks in the roof around the doors is
usually not a problem. The most common source of water leaks I have
seen (on several cars) is due to the headliner material not being
properly trimmed. The material on many cars is folded over the sealing
lip and held in place with the door seal. If the material is too long
it will extend into the water tray on the other side of the door seal
and will "wick" water into the headliner of the car leaving an
unsigntly water spot. The cure is to ensure that the material is
trimmed properly so that it does not come in contact with the water
that will be in the area immediately around the outside of the seals.
Knut Grimsrud
DOA Chapter 41
Subject: Re: Vanity License Plates
Sent: 01/22 12:22 AM
Received: 01/22 10:21 AM
From: todd(AT)bi-tech.com
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
> Does anybody have any cool vanity license plates for their Delorean. I
> have
> already seen "OUTATIME", "NO COKE", "JZD" and "DEALER". Thanks!!!
Mine is "AT88MPH" (I wanted OUTATIME too, but California license
plates only allow 7 digits).
Subject: Re: DeLorean Major Concerns
Sent: 01/22 2:59 PM
Received: 01/22 8:07 AM
From: Bryan Pearce, deneb(AT)interaccess.com
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
Cole Stinnette writes:
>Ok, I need to know (1) where I can find a DeLorean Hot Wheels or model
>and (2) What are some of the major problems with the car? (None I hope.)
>I'm planning on buying one sometime this year as I am a true enthusiast
>and I really need this information (and the Hot Wheels as well). Thanks
>a lot.
> Cole Stinnette
In my opinion the most important thing to check is the frame. You can
replace a bad engine, trans, or body panels relatively easily, but if the
frame is in bad shape, your in for a lot of expense.
I have seen several cars with bad frames and have read about many,
including my original frame that broke while being driven. As a result,
my company designed the Stainless Steel replacement. We have a brochure
which explains the new frame as well as the areas to check on your car.
Please let me know if you would like me to send one out to you.
Bryan Pearce
Subject: Re: HOT WHEELS!
Sent: 01/22 5:05 PM
Received: 01/22 11:17 AM
From: OMV6369(AT)ritvax.isc.rit.edu
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
Obviously, everyone now wants a suitable DeLorean model of their own. Be it Hot
wHeels, ERTL, Matchbox, Revell... let's put the frenzy to an end- please
someone out there must know of catcalog part number to help us all out!
-Otto-
Subject: Re: Vanity plates
Sent: 01/22 5:28 PM
Received: 01/22 10:47 AM
From: James Espey, mikasa(AT)goodnet.com
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
Arizona limits personalized license plates to a combination of just six lettters and or numbers, so I was even more limited than the folks in California - but I always remembered a letter to the editor of Car and Driver magazine shortly after the failure of the DeLorean Motor Company. A reader wrote in to ask how to properly pronouce DeLorean, do you say DE-lorean or Duh-lorean? Regular readers of the letters section in Car and Driver know that Ed. has an inimitable wit ;), and Ed.'s reponse was "The proper pronounciation is de-funct."
My Arizona license plate says DFUNCT.
James "Mikasa" Espey
Subject: Re: Mode switch and lack of heat
Sent: 01/22 10:57 PM
Received: 01/23 6:27 AM
From: Chase Clark, stormrider(AT)socketis.net
To: Elias, Darkpassag(AT)aol.com
CC: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
Elias [Darkpassag(AT)aol.com] wrote:
>
>Does anyone out there know which color wires attach to the mode switch and
>what >color wire to which terminal on the mode switch? Right now I
>connected them as >well as I could recall from memory, but only the air
>conditioning positions on >the switch will function. When I turn it to
>vent, defrost, or heater, the fan >shuts off.
>
I am afraid that I will not be much help here, although my DeLorean has had
a similar problem since I purchased it late last year. My AC works,
however, none of the heat modes function in the least bit. There also was a
hissing noise coming from the center console area while the car ran and for
30 seconds or so after shutting it off.
If you hear a similar sound then you may have a vacuum leak somewhere
within the ventilation system or the engine compartment as I am told they
are interconnected. Evidently without a good vacuum system, the heater is
unable to open up the vents inside the car.
The heater fan motor itself is a GM part, although, when I called a local
Chevrolet dealer to check about obtaining the part they told me it did not
exist under cross-reference numbers Delco 4985-86127 or 15-895. I obtained
these numbers from a Parts Interchange List that came with my car. It was
compiled by the Southeastern Region DeLorean Auto Club and the Tri-State
DeLorean Owners' Club.
Good luck!! Sorry I could not be more helpful.
~ Chase
Stormrider Media Productions
Chase Clark, Owner
P.O. Box 105301
Jefferson City, Missouri 65110-5301
(573) 635-0622
email address: stormrider(AT)socketis.net
Subject: Auction Update
Sent: 01/22 11:10 PM
Received: 01/23 6:27 AM
From: awolf(AT)pacific.telebyte.net
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
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*NOTE*
*Due to overlapping bids, E-mail names of those whos bids are
*accepted are listed. The first to bid at a price is accepted.
*Therefore, you should be looking for your name in case of a higher
*or sooner bid. Let me know if you'd like an alias.
*Each item will remain up for two mailings after a bid.
*After two mailings with no further bids, they can be considered
*the property of the last bidder.
*All procedes will remain DeLorean related.
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*1 Original Digital Clock removed from shifter panel
$20.00 FROM: 1166
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-1 Original Craig Tape/AM/FM w/digital Clock, Fully Functional,
Good Condition.
Latest bid currently stands at $150 FROM: THX-1138
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-2 Workshop Manuals - One Hardback, excellent illustrations
One Softcover, Low grade photo illustrations
Latest bid is $110 for Hardcover FROM: SHOWMEMIKE
$40 for Softcover FROM: DAVIDT
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-Assorted DeLorean World Magazines and artical compilation
Contains several Years of DW magazines, assorted articles
Brochures, information packets, DeGull Wing newsleters,
recalls, updates, DeLorean One Catalogs, bussiness cards
from Assorted DeLorean familliar shops, Assorted photos,
rare postcards and Dealer handlets, filed into plastic
top loading protector sheets, packed into sturdy large
binder with plaque from the 1995 LeMay car show where it
was displayed along with my #5918.
Well over $100 worth of documentation.
Latest bid stands at $85 FROM: SHOWMEMIKE
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Send Bids, Requests, or Questions to:
awolf(AT)pacific.telebyte.net
Or
Check or Money Order w/priority shipping charges to:
Anthony R. Wolf
P.O. Box 344
Poulsbo, Wa. 98370
Wolfie
Subject: Re: angle drive hub and vanity plates
Sent: 01/23 8:27 PM
Received: 01/23 1:38 PM
From: myjak(AT)tridis.ist.ucf.edu
To: Elias, Darkpassag(AT)aol.com
CC: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
From: Elias, Darkpassag(AT)aol.com
> Also, does anyone know of a way to keep the angle drive hub cup from
> coming off?
yes, wrap a piece of electrical tape around it and stuff it back in
the hub. (be sure to align the speedo-drive shaft first.)
From: hansolo(AT)xis.com
>Does anybody have any cool vanity license plates for their Delorean. [? sic]
yes: IN TIME
--
Net(AT)You.Later,
- Michael D. Myjak
Senior Research Scientist
Institute for Simulation and Training
The University of Central Florida
email:
Voice: 407.658.5043 FAX: 407.658.5059 LAB: 407.658.5078
Off the keyboard, over the bridge, through the router..... Nothin' but Net!
Subject: Desperately seeking MODE SWITCH!!!!!!!
Sent: 01/24 5:21 AM
Received: 01/24 6:13 AM
From: Elias, Darkpassag(AT)aol.com
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
Does anybody out there have or know of where I can obtain a new or used A/C
mode switch? I've tried just about everywhere and have been told that it is
unobtainable. No, mine cannot be rebuilt; it's already been tried. :(
--Elias
Subject: Re: DeLorean "hot wheel" type model
Sent: 01/22 8:28 PM
Received: 01/22 11:45 AM
From: James Espey, mikasa(AT)goodnet.com
To: dmcnews, dmcnews(AT)goodnet.com
So many people have asked about this I figured I would tell people where to look. Obviously these people weren't paying attention to the message the FIRST time it appeared in the DeLorean Mailing List. In any case, go the DeLorean Mailing List web page at "http://www.dmcnews.com" and read the back issue dated 1/10/96. As you seek so shall you find.
James "Mikasa" Espey
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