Not-so-excellent adventures

[SS Spoiler]

Five of us were on a cruise to the black hills from the
twin cities heading for Newcastle WY when I started smelling
something burning. We pulled into Wall Drug to check things
out and discovered my battery was overcharging big time.
It was vastly swollen and wouldn't start the car. I was advised
to get another battery and turn on every electrical item in
the car to try and stay ahead of the amps pouring into the
battery. We made it to the B@B resort so I could install
a voltage regulator I happened to have along. Great fun....

[sdg3205]

On one of the cars i restored I was driving to Seattle to have DMCNW recharge the AC and the car kept dying on the I5. Turned out that the fuse for the fuel pump couldnt make a decent connection and i didnt have any tools. I had to drive 2 hours with my fingers holding the fuse in place, moving my hand to shift when needed.

On my own car i had a slow dying issue where after an hour the car would loose power and die. I checked and rechecked every fuel component, shoved a spring in the pick up hose etc. It was nerve wracking being in traffic or on a bridge and knowing the car was going to die at some point. Turned out to be a bad coil.

Had a hose clamp come loose once and stopped when i hit 220F. Had to get bottled water to refill the car then bleed it from the parking lot. Luckily i had a bleeder at the rad. Still sucked.

Had 2 AC belts blow up and make a hell of a noise as they smashed the bottom on the engine cover. Now I carry a blade in the car.

To be honest, my DeLorean has been really solid. I'd drive it across the continent in a heart beat.

[Lwanmtr]

Basic important safety tip, always carry a spare car.....

[Stainless]

Back in 2011, I was driving down the freeway when the hub nut on the driver side rear tire came off. The tire diagonally wedged itself between the quarter panel and the road. It must have been quite the site as the hub assembly was scraping on the freeway while I attempted to pull over safely. I was in the fast lane of a 4 lane freeway and somehow made it to the median without further incident. It was determined to be a part failure and Hagerty fully covered the repair. The hub carrier was broken, which also broke the brake caliper, which broke the brake line. The lower link and shock were damaged, and the quarter panel needed to be repaired. For pics and a more in detail write up, you can see what I posted on my blog back in 2011 and read through the process of getting it back on the road later that year.

http://deloreanblog.blogspot.com/201...r-strikes.html

[Lwanmtr]

Ouch! At least you didnt get injured or have worse happen.

I know before I drive mine (estimating sometime in 2027) Im gonna have all the mechanicals and oily bits gone over up at DMCNW, specially after reading alot of these stories and my own minor fun...lol

[SS Spoiler]

Has anyone ever been killed in a Delorean accident?.....