Originally Posted by
DL4567
So I sucked it up and got up at 6am on a Saturday and went to this place yesterday. Arrived at 7:30 to be first in line, which was a good thing because they get pretty busy by 9, and it isn't even that hot yet. It was damn far for me to go, and I hate 285 with a passion (officially the deadliest highway in the U.S. now, based on fatalities per mile), but the actual AutoCool place was a good experience.
They said they get about 1 DeLorean per year, so were decently familiar with the specifics of its AC system, and spent about 2 hours working on my car. They evacuated it, retrofitted R-134 fittings, and charged it with R-134, then leak tested for a while as best they could without having it on a lift or spending overnight on it. At the end, they told me they couldn't find any real leaks, the oil on the compressor didn't seem to be a problem, and that it should do ok for the foreseeable future. I sure hope they're right!! It blows cold as it ever did, and I was chilly on the way home, but admittedly it was only about 78 outside.
He also told me I should start the car once a week even if I don't drive it, and run the AC for a few minutes, and that should keep it from leaking for as long as possible. Easier said than done, but I will sure try.
They also said one of my radiator fans isn't coming on. Which is NOT normal, right?? The driver's side fan works, but not the passenger. It's not supposed to come on in stages as the engine gets hotter or anything, right? My temp needle has always been in the normal range, and the fan(s) have always kept it between the quarter and middle lines, and I don't have any sort of aftermarket fan-controller that I'm aware of. So that's weird.
And finally, since no one responded to my original question in this thread about taking their car there, someone is in BIG TROUBLE!!! Not only did they say they get 1 DeLo per year, but this photo was on their wall of interesting customers: