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----------------------------------------------------------------- 4085. mdeluca(AT)comtechpst.com Re: Tracking a DeLorean's history :) 4086. magriese(AT)us.ibm.com Rubber car covers 4087. delorean502(AT)excite.com dent removal 4088. delorean502(AT)excite.com Northstar engine 4089. John Hanley Rubber car covers 4090. James Espey Re: dent removal 4091. at88mph Wheel/wheel-well 4092. Clifford T McComb Re: dent removal 4093. robert parker Re: DMC = Disassembled Motor Car 4094. Martin Gutkowski DOC Site Update 4095. Stian Birkeland New DeLorean documentary (almost) 4096. Kemp, Nick (MN10) Re: Rubber car covers 4097. BRUCE BENSON Re: Wheel/wheel-well 4098. Christopher Hawes Re: DYNO TESTING DAY 4099. Deloreanernst(AT)aol.com Re: dent removal 4100. Steve Brodsky Re: dent removal 4101. Doc Re: New DeLorean documentary (almost) 4102. mnoeltne(AT)ezl.com Starting problem at in-between temps 4103. BondAtomic(AT)aol.com The DeLorean's Gullwing doors 4104. DeLorean31(AT)aol.com Door Key Blank 4105. Richard Cutter Re: Northstar engine 4106. DMC Joe Re: Starting problem at in-between temps 4107. Reggie_Knowlton(AT)vapower.com EDPM RUBBER 4108. Kemp, Nick (MN10) Re: Starting problem at in-between temps 4109. Ann & Ed Thompson Re: The DeLorean's Gullwing doors 4110. John Hanley EDPM RUBBER -----------------------------------------------------------------
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 07:02:54 -0700 From: mdeluca(AT)comtechpst.com In-Reply-To: <19991027213843.58464.qmail(AT)hotmail.com> Subject: [DML] Re: Tracking a DeLorean's history :) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
"stian birkeland" <dmc_norwa-(AT)hotmail.com> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews/?start=4075 > > Hello DML'ers, > In trying to track the history of DeLorean VIN 6759, I've found out (Thanks > to James at DMC Houston) that the car was sold by: > > Kurland Cadillac-Oldsmobile, (Selling Dealer # 32100) > 32 Route 304, > Nanuet > New York 10954. > > For all New Yorkers out there - Does this dealer still exist? Is the address > still valid? What is the phone number?
Yes they are still in business and the phone number is (914) 623-6060 the address you have is still the same.
Mike D. Vin 3113 NY Lic. DLORIANN
PS Anyone who would be interested participating in a Northeast Delorean assosiation (New York, NJ,CT, RI ect...) please e-mail me at mdeluca(AT)comtechpst.com________________________________________
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: magriese(AT)us.ibm.com Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:09:50 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Rubber car covers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Reggie wrote:
>Dave in Pittsburgh : I've found that a great storage cover can be made of EDPM rubber, thats the stuff they use on roofs, it's UV resistant and tough,<
This is not a good idea. A car cover that does not breathe will trap moisture under the cover right where you don't want it.
Mike Griese Storage Software Development Manager IBM Storage Systems Division Rochester, MN 55901 Internet: magriese(AT)us.ibm.com voice: (507)253-1853 fax: (507)253-2880
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:43:29 -0700 From: delorean502(AT)excite.com Subject: [DML] dent removal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I know the "big boys" like DMC houston and Grady remove small dents on deloreans, but I don't live near either. I've been looking around and can't find anybody, so I thought I would turn to the list. Has anybody in Michigan ever had small dings taken out of their delorean by someone located in michigan? and if so, where? thanks a lot for you help.
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:58:20 -0700 From: delorean502(AT)excite.com Subject: [DML] Northstar engine Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
could the owner of the delorean with the Northstar Engine in it please e-mail me privately? I have to questions I'd like to ask you. thanks
Erik Geerdink
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:06:49 -0400 From: John Hanley <106165.1407(AT)compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Rubber car covers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Message text written by INTERNET:dmcnews(AT)egroups.com >>Dave in Pittsburgh : I've found that a great storage cover can be made = of EDPM rubber, thats the stuff they use on roofs, it's UV resistant and tough,<
This is not a good idea. A car cover that does not breathe will trap moisture under the cover right where you don't want it. <
Dave, I have to agree with Mike but also add if the ED compound contains staining ingredients normally they dont but have you checked to see if th= e rubber will not migration stain any plastic componants it is in contact with. The fact that you said it was EDPM means that the material is likel= y to be vulcanised with Sulphur and theres a lot of staining nasty by products left over from the vulcanisation process. One other thing is, no=
one needs worry much about roofing membrames staining anything they are i= n contact with. One final thing the cheaper plasticisers used to extend rubber also stain ( roofing is not a high $ item ). Just my $0.02 you may=
want to reconsider or make sure first.
Regards John Hanley
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ In-Reply-To: <7v9qv1$ffv5(AT)eGroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:27:58 -0500 From: James Espey <james(AT)usadmc.com> Subject: [DML] Re: dent removal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
At 10:43 AM -0500 10/28/99, delorean502(AT)excite.com wrote: >I know the "big boys" like DMC houston and Grady remove small dents on >deloreans, but I don't live near either. I've been looking around and >can't find anybody, so I thought I would turn to the list. Has anybody >in Michigan ever had small dings taken out of their delorean by someone >located in michigan? and if so, where? thanks a lot for you help.
Part of the beauty of the DeLoran is the fact that all the panels and doors are relatively easily removed for shipping. The "big boys" as you put it, regularly receive panels in the mail and by truck that we then repair and return to the owner for reinstallation. An owner from Tennessee actually brought us both quarter panels and the "T" roof section which we repaired while he was in Houston for a week.
Stainless repair is not something you want to attempt or have someone attempt without training and experience. Occasionally we get panels here that have been worked on prior to us getting them. It *always* costs more to fix what someone else has screwed up, and in a fewinstances, the panels have had to be replaced.
Next week I will post some images of our "before and after" stainless repair work. I think you will be amazed at what can be fixed when there are trained craftsmen doing the work.
James Espey DeLorean Motor Company Houston, Texas
281/568-9573 800/USA-DMC1 http://www.usadmc.com
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 11:17:36 -0800 From: at88mph <melvnhel(AT)earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Wheel/wheel-well Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Dear Group,
I recently lowered my car and now I realized that my left front tire is not in the center of the wheel well. It is more to the front of the car. I can not stick one finger in the front but three will fit in the back. The wheel on the right side is in the middle and looks good, no problem. Could this have been caused because I lowered it? I also did not notice this before I lowered it. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Felix
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:42:15 -0400 From: Clifford T McComb <mccombc(AT)dteenergy.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <7v9qv1$ffv5(AT)eGroups.com> Subject: [DML] Re: dent removal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Try Pfieffer Lincoln Mercury in Grand Rapids. They were a large Delorean Dealer at one time. They removed a door ding from my Delorean last year, and then earlier this year, a small dent from my fender. Very, very reasonably priced and the repairs are unnoticable. Talk to Scott Baker at their body shop.
Good Luck, Cliff McComb "STNLESS" Farmington Hills
delorean502(AT)excite.com wrote:
> I know the "big boys" like DMC houston and Grady remove small dents on > deloreans, but I don't live near either. I've been looking around and > can't find anybody, so I thought I would turn to the list. Has anybody > in Michigan ever had small dings taken out of their delorean by someone > located in michigan? and if so, where? thanks a lot for you help. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator(AT)dmcnews.com
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "robert parker" <roberthparker(AT)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 11:56:39 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: DMC = Disassembled Motor Car Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Think of the LEARNING experience to be had!!!! And...The HUGE amount of self satisfaction & pride, when completed, in knowing YOU did this, & it LOOKS GOOD!!! THAT can never be replace...even though the car can. Hang in there! Drive Stainless Robert VIN 6924
>From: "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand(AT)ketchum.com> >Reply-To: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com >To: eGroups Digest <dmcnews(AT)egroups.com> >Subject: [DML] DMC = Disassembled Motor Car >Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:23:25 -0400 > >Well, > >I finally got my D home last Saturday... She's VIN #5127; an '81 with >5-speed, grey interior, and a lined hood (no gas flap). > >It wasn't the easiest chore to dig the car out of the shed it has been >buried in the last 9 years, but we managed. It had been stored rather >poorly... lots of the parts are damaged due to poor storage & handling. >In fact, if you are planning on storing a car, two things to avoid >putting in it are a bail of fiberglass insulation & a ten pound bag of >Puppy Chow. It was a veritable rodent resort town. > >The three of us that were trying to lift the pontoon & frame up into the >body just couldn't quite get it off the ground. That posed quite a >challenge as we had to lift it up into the 24' U-Haul truck I rented to >get her home. We eventually had to use a roll-back truck to drag the >unit across the floor and up onto the rollback, then position the >rollback to slide the unit into the truck. Ouch. > >Getting it out was a bit easier, as we had six people, and also noticed >that the pontoon was in fact not even bolted to the frame. Made for >pretty easy lifting when separated. > >We manuevered it all into my garage and I started to work. Here's my >preliminary shopping list: > >- all new lines, both fuel and brake. >- 4 new brake calipers >- all new carpets >- front and rear glass >- new headliners >- new inside rearview mirror >- all new weatherstripping > >But it isn't too bad, I keep telling myself. I'm just at the initial "I >bit off more than I can chew" stage. I decided to start small by >cleaning the pontoon and organizing the interior parts inside. I then >hung the body panels on the car with a couple of bolts each just to get >them out of the way. Doing these things made me feel a bit better. I >then put the binnacle on the dash, and when I looked at the odometer, I >nearly cried. > >The car has 1721 miles. And four-tenths. Now maybe that's 101,721.4 ... >I'm afraid to ask, but so far everything on the car seems to support >that the only wear & tear is that caused by poor storage. Whatever >sparked the previous owner to take the car apart that completely will >always boggle me... > >Sigh... I have my work cut out for me. My first 'real' work on the car >involved climbing under the front frame to chip away broken epoxy, wire >brush, and then coat the metal with Rust Reformer. I bought several >cans of Rustoleum Machine Gray (but I need the Dark. not the light) and >plan to paint the affected areas as correctly as I can, but I realize >I'll never get them perfect. I'm on something of a timeline. I need to >have the car assembled enough to sit outside by Christmas, as I need to >get my '58 Plymouth out of the elements as soon as possible. > >I realize that while under both my time and monetary constraints, I will >never have a concours-quality D. The undercarriage will have to be a >bit ugly, and I'll have to 'make do' with a lot of non-perfect pieces. >I intend to focus my energies into the car's exterior and replacing lots >of the interior. Having the car look good at least will help stop me >from panicking about the scope of this project. I had a bad spot last >night, where I just imagined myself selling the car piece by piece on >eBay... potentially making enough money to buy a car in better shape... >but I guess I'll just try to hang in there & build the best car I can >with the resources I have. I can't expect anything more of myself than >that. > >-Dave Stragand >-Pittsburgh, PA >-VIN 5127 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: >www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderator(AT)dmcnews.com > >
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 21:26:43 +0100 From: Martin Gutkowski <martin.is(AT)connect-2.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] DOC Site Update Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Dear All,
The DOC site Download Page now includes a new 3-page article with some excellent photographs, scanned in from "Popular Classics" magazine, Sept. 1993 (thanks Tris). There's also a new video capture of Simon's DeLorean from BBCTV's Watchdog program, screened last week.
Best Wishes,
Martin DeLorean Owners Club UK http://delorean.connect-2.co.uk
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "Stian Birkeland" <dmc_norway(AT)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:43:31 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] New DeLorean documentary (almost) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I just surfed in on the BTTF Website and there is a mentioning of another documentary w/the DeLorean.
It airs on the HISTORY CHANNEL on OCT. 31st.
If you have access to this channel, please record the programme for your own good.
Here's a synopsis of the up-coming show:
"HISTORY'S GREATEST BLUNDERS: THE SPRUCE GOOSE / THE DELOREAN CAR: Slated to air October 31 on the History Channel, this 60-minute documentary "looks at two machines designed for style and speed, but flawed and confined to the scrap heap of history: the Spruce Goose, created by Howard Hughes to be the largest and quietest flying boat in the world; and the DeLorean car, a revolutionary sports car created by American businessman John DeLorean". DeLorean owners will surely disagree of the one-sided slant the documentary seemingly presents on the vehicle."
Probably an exciting programme....
Best wishes Stian Birkeland NORWAY
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "Kemp, Nick (MN10)" <nick.kemp(AT)HBC.honeywell.com> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 16:03:23 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: Rubber car covers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Also, EDPM roofing material has fungicides (or something related) to deter unwanted growth. I'm not sure I'd put that next to anything that was of value.
As an aside, never use roofing EDPM as a pond liner as it will kill the inhabitants (Bacteria, plant life and the fish). Use "pond quality" EDPM only.
NK
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "BRUCE BENSON" <delornut(AT)worldnet.att.net> References: <199910281816.LAA22887(AT)avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 16:55:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: Wheel/wheel-well Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I realized that my left front tire > is not in the center of the wheel well. It is more to the front of the > car.
The caster alignment on the DeLorean is held by the front sway bar and is not adjustable. For that matter either is the camber. Only toe-in is adjustable. Lowering shouldn't have had much affect on the caster of the front wheels so I'd check the front suspension very carefully. Either the lower control arm, lower ball joint, or the sway bar and/or it's mounting points must have a problem.
Bruce Benson
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "Christopher Hawes" <cmhdevelopment(AT)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 00:22:03 BST Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: DYNO TESTING DAY Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Will anyone be able to record the DYNO TESTING DAY NOV. 6, 1999 event (camcorder/digi-camera) as those of us who are not local would like to still enjoy at least some of this....
Thanks
Christopher M. Hawes DMD (Delorean Model Dealership) Manchester UK
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: Deloreanernst(AT)aol.com Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 19:45:36 EDT MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: dent removal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I've heard that dent removal "can't be done" on a hood... true or false?
- Wayne vin: still looking at 'em
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 19:06:16 -0500 From: Steve Brodsky <impact.auto(AT)airmail.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <l03130302b43e2f656cca(AT)[192.0.0.100]> Subject: [DML] Re: dent removal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I can attest first hand as to their work. I had a garage door and garage door opener rip loose from its mountings damaging #10688 during a "typical" Texas storm some years back. The luggage compartment door, door tops, and H panel were repaired with NO traces of damage.
steve brodsky
James Espey wrote:
> At 10:43 AM -0500 10/28/99, delorean502(AT)excite.com wrote: > >I know the "big boys" like DMC houston and Grady remove small dents on > >deloreans, but I don't live near either. I've been looking around and > >can't find anybody, so I thought I would turn to the list. Has anybody > >in Michigan ever had small dings taken out of their delorean by someone > >located in michigan? and if so, where? thanks a lot for you help. > > Part of the beauty of the DeLoran is the fact that all the panels and doors > are relatively easily removed for shipping. The "big boys" as you put it, > regularly receive panels in the mail and by truck that we then repair and > return to the owner for reinstallation. An owner from Tennessee actually > brought us both quarter panels and the "T" roof section which we repaired > while he was in Houston for a week. > > Stainless repair is not something you want to attempt or have someone > attempt without training and experience. Occasionally we get panels here > that have been worked on prior to us getting them. It *always* costs more > to fix what someone else has screwed up, and in a fewinstances, the panels > have had to be replaced. > > Next week I will post some images of our "before and after" stainless > repair work. I think you will be amazed at what can be fixed when there are > trained craftsmen doing the work. > > James Espey > DeLorean Motor Company > Houston, Texas > > 281/568-9573 > 800/USA-DMC1 > http://www.usadmc.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator(AT)dmcnews.com
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "Doc" <doctor280(AT)email.msn.com> References: <19991028204331.29324.qmail(AT)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 21:18:31 -0400 Subject: [DML] Re: New DeLorean documentary (almost) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
History Channel
Sunday, October 31 11:00 PM - Midnight History's Greatest Blunders The Spruce Goose/The DeLorean Car.
Monday, November 1 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM History's Greatest Blunders The Spruce Goose/The DeLorean Car.
These are the times the show will be coming on. Robert Starling Vin#5252
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 06:40:16 -0700 From: mnoeltne(AT)ezl.com Subject: [DML] Starting problem at in-between temps Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi,
I've got a couple of ideas on this, but wanted to get more input in case I forgot something obvious.
This past weekend my DeLorean wouldn't start when the engine was warm, but cooler than normal operating temp. Cold start is fine. Hot start is fine. It only showed up if I left the car sit for a while and the engine temp dropped to around 100 degrees or so. Then, no start. Let it cool down another 1/2 hour and it started just fine. Drive down the road. Stop at a rest area for 5 minutes. Engine is still warm when I get back and it starts fine.
It did this to me twice. If it had a carburetor instead of FI, I'd say the choke was adjusted wrong. I'm thinking the thermo-time switch could be going bad? Not completely bad or it wouldn't cold-start properly, but maybe lost it's calibration?
Any suggestions appreciated!
Mark N VIN 6820
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: BondAtomic(AT)aol.com Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:07:22 EDT MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] The DeLorean's Gullwing doors Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
As many of you know, the DeLorean wasn't the only car to have gullwing doors. I have seen a lot of e-mails saying it was, but it wasn't. For example, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing also has gullwing doors, as specified in the name. There is a 1956, 1957 and I think more of the years when this car was in production. Who knows, maybe John got his idea from it, but I doubt it.
John Feldman
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: DeLorean31(AT)aol.com Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:25:40 EDT MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Door Key Blank Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I was able to get my ignition key copied with no problem at my local locksmith's today. I have a two key system on my DeLorean. However they werent able to find a key blank for my door key which is the factory lighted key. Does anyone have a key blank code for this?
Gary
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "Richard Cutter" <dmc_power(AT)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 04:16:38 GMT Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: Northstar engine Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hello... I have the Northstar powered Delorean that was at the St Lewis Meet this month. We drove it there then to East Coast and through Michigan and home to Colorado, 5,035 miles. Averaged over 1,000 miles per driving day. Contact me at DMC_Power(AT)hotmail.com
>From: delorean502(AT)excite.com >Reply-To: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com >To: dmcnews(AT)eGroups.com >Subject: [DML] Northstar engine >Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:58:20 -0700 > >could the owner of the delorean with the Northstar Engine in it please >e-mail me privately? I have to questions I'd like to ask you. thanks > >Erik Geerdink > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: >www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderator(AT)dmcnews.com > >
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "DMC Joe" <DMCJOE(AT)att.net> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 00:50:52 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: Starting problem at in-between temps Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
The most common reason for a warm or hot start problem is usually related to the fuel accumulator. If it's an original it has a high probability of failure, I suggest that you replace it. If the problem is corrected your done, if not, no loss, it will have to be replaced sooner or later anyway.
If the problem persists after the replacement let me know and I'll walk you through the next step.
DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe(AT)att.net> Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com>
---------- > From: mnoeltne(AT)ezl.com > > Hi, > > I've got a couple of ideas on this, but wanted to get more input in > case I forgot something obvious. > > This past weekend my DeLorean wouldn't start when the engine was warm, > but cooler than normal operating temp. Cold start is fine. Hot start is > fine. It only showed up if I left the car sit for a while and the > engine temp dropped to around 100 degrees or so. Then, no start. Let it > cool down another 1/2 hour and it started just fine. Drive down the > road. Stop at a rest area for 5 minutes. Engine is still warm when I > get back and it starts fine. > > It did this to me twice. If it had a carburetor instead of FI, I'd say > the choke was adjusted wrong. I'm thinking the thermo-time switch could > be going bad? Not completely bad or it wouldn't cold-start properly, > but maybe lost it's calibration? > > Any suggestions appreciated! > > Mark N > VIN 6820
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: Reggie_Knowlton(AT)vapower.com Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 07:23:02 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] EDPM RUBBER Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Sorry, I was only trying to help Dave out, I guess there are drawbacks around every corner.
Reggie
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ From: "Kemp, Nick (MN10)" <nick.kemp(AT)HBC.honeywell.com> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 08:12:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] Re: Starting problem at in-between temps Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Joe,
Does the replacement fuel accumulator have a lower failure rate? Should this be a standard upgrade item?
Nick Kemp
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:53:54 -0400 From: Ann & Ed Thompson <RappaRivaRat(AT)erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <0.242167a6.254a5b5a(AT)aol.com> Subject: [DML] Re: The DeLorean's Gullwing doors Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> As many of you know, the DeLorean wasn't the only car to have gullwing doors. > I have seen a lot of e-mails saying it was, but it wasn't.
Who are these people John? I would like to help set them straight.
> Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing also has gullwing doors, as specified in the > name. There is a 1956, 1957 and I think more
The original Mercedes gullwing coupe (introduced March 1952) was not designated "300SL Gullwing". It was simply the "Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe" the "SL" meaning Sport-Light. Of course it did have gullwing doors and was to become affectionately know as "The Gullwing Coupe" by automobile enthusiasts. Later the Mercedes C111 with gullwing doors was developed primarily for speed and endurance trials.
In the early seventies, under the watchful eye of JZD (as General Manager at Chevrolet), the Corvette group designed and built a gullwing Corvette coupe that was supposed to be powered by the 4-rotor Wankle. It never made it into production but was no doubt the single most influential project that led JZD to incorporating gullwing doors into the design of the DMC-12. The Corvette doors were remarkably similar to those on the DMC-12, except the lower half of the door had a second hinge. (BTW, JZD unsuccessfully tried to buy the Wankle from GM for the DMC-12.)
Later the Bricklin SV-1 gullwing coupe was introduced. The Bricklin went into production in 1974, the same year JZD formed the De Lorean Motor Company.
Incidentally, the fact that the DMC-12 design was remarkably similar to the Lotus Esprit was no accident. Lotus had no small part in bringing the DMC-12 to fruition, but the Esprit did not have gullwing doors.
Regards, Ed Thompson (#6419 since 1982) Midlothian, VA
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X-Mailing-List: dmcnews(AT)egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/dmcnews/ Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:32:50 -0400 From: John Hanley <106165.1407(AT)compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [DML] EDPM RUBBER Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Message text written by INTERNET:dmcnews(AT)egroups.com >Sorry, I was only trying to help Dave out, I guess there are drawbacks around every corner.
Reggie < I do believe we all try and help our fellow DMLers Reggie....my biggest boob here was not noticing the typo and even continuing ......its actuall= y EPDM Ethylene Propylene Diene Modified Rubber.. its one outstanding property is that its resistance to Atmospheric Ozone is Super, plus its able to be extended with vast amounts of filler and oil it finds its way into quite a few areas of the automotive trade and would suspect that the=
Black rubber on the rear fender of our DL's is EPDM
Regards John Hanley Vin 16369
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