What have you done to your DeLorean today?

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10-05-2014, 10:05 PM
Flicky

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Originally Posted by Kenny_Z

No idea what may have fixed it but I hope it's permanently fixed.

lol, the thing making the squeak finally fell off. :hysterical:
10-05-2014, 10:30 PM
Kenny_Z

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Originally Posted by Flicky

lol, the thing making the squeak finally fell off. :hysterical:

I didn't think of that...:dunno: :hysterical:
10-06-2014, 03:38 AM
robvanderveer

perhaps the mouse got unstuck and escaped on the parking lot. :cheers:
10-06-2014, 12:44 PM
Kenny_Z

Well, I did buy a mouse trap for my parents while I was in there.
10-07-2014, 11:38 AM
Denverdelorean

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I installed new black side moulding that i got from:
http://www.brandsport.com/trmg-pc02-01.html
A piss poor night picture is attached.

It looks great and was 60 bucks for 25 feet. It is just a hair too narrow, but without another Delorean sitting there, you wouldn't be able to tell. I may go for the 1" in the future.
http://www.brandsport.com/ptrm-11100-60-01.html

I also installed a new stereo. A simple shaft style radio from Dual. The main reason i got it was to use the front auxiliary input. I am pretty happy. I didn;t have to alter my dash at all, and it gets the job done. All my speakers work too!
http://www.amazon.com/Dual-XC4100-Da.../dp/B00012O6SY

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10-09-2014, 04:22 PM
Trstno1

New Brake System Installed

Well, I finally got my new brake system installed! New rotors, calipers, brake pads, brake booster, master cylinder, and ss brake lines from Hervey. I bled the brakes with my power bleeder and everything seemed fine. Excited for the D to be back on the road, I decided to take it for a quick test drive to test things. Upon pulling out of the driveway, I immediately lost brake pressure.... So, I pulled it back in and started looking for leaks. I found a leak at the left rear brake line. upon further investigation it looks as though the stainless steel (supposed to be stronger than rubber) brake line burst a hole 2 inches from the fitting spewing fluid all over the bottom of my newly detailed underside! :angry0: It has to be a manufacture defect right? I first thought that maybe there was something in left rear hard line, but quickly dismissed that due to the fact that when the brakes were bled I noted a good flow of clear brake fluid flowing out of the caliper definitely void of air bubbles or foreign contaminants prior to locking down the caliper bleeder valve.

The worst part about all this is the fact that I have to wait for another brake line to come in, and it probably wont be here before the snow flies here in Alaska. Maybe Hervey will warranty it??? :headscratch: I have an email out......

I guess I should have just ordered an extra set from the beginning just incase, but who would have thought that would have been the weak link......

Two steps forward, one step back....... :smokelot:
10-09-2014, 04:29 PM
robvanderveer

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Originally Posted by Trstno1

Two steps forward, one step back....... :smokelot:

http://i.imgur.com/DEnD1pX.png
10-09-2014, 10:33 PM
hillbillydmc

Hey, I installed Special T Auto's D120 alternator on VIN# 3270, it went on fairly easy and worked great. It showed just above 13 volts with the headlights and A/C on high at idle!
10-10-2014, 06:02 AM
ALEXAKOS

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Originally Posted by robvanderveer

I started the D, drove her out of the garage, and took a trip around the block. Perhaps 5 minutes of driving, but it felt good.

That is some cutting edge stuff Rob. Others (like me) feel this is science fiction ;)
10-10-2014, 09:25 AM
papanoel

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went to get gass and inflate the tires and it seems my transmission is leaking :/

don't know if its the plug where its leaking from can't reach it. and don't really know how long its been leaking for.

http://i.imgur.com/kahO9ggl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gpS8d9kl.jpg
10-10-2014, 11:08 AM
robvanderveer

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Originally Posted by papanoel

went to get gass and inflate the tires and it seems my transmission is leaking :/

don't know if its the plug where its leaking from can't reach it. and don't really know how long its been leaking for.

Are you sure it's oil and not coolant?
10-10-2014, 11:30 AM
Kukem

Well, something is not right with my fuel sender. I have only had small bits of time to test things here and there, but there is a break in voltage to the sender. Will look into it when I lay her up for the winter. My bigger concern now is I think my CSV is going! She is having a real hard time starting cold. Getting really odd readings from the CSV with the Multimeter. :( Can't remember the numbers offhand here at work but can post them when I get home if need be. I can hear the pump when the key turns...
10-10-2014, 11:55 AM
vps3922

Quote:

Originally Posted by papanoel

went to get gass and inflate the tires and it seems my transmission is leaking :/

don't know if its the plug where its leaking from can't reach it. and don't really know how long its been leaking for.

http://i.imgur.com/kahO9ggl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gpS8d9kl.jpg

Sigh! That looks like mine. It took me some time and the replacement of my two coolant hoses of the auto tranny to find out that the majority of the leak was actually not ATF (pinkish) but 90W gear oil (whitish/clear) telling me that my split seal and the drive shaft seals are leaking. It might be only the latter one in your case. Clean it off with breake cleaner, dry it and check a few days later. Have a look if there is a small stream of oil coming from the drive shaft and you might only have to replace those seals. I found out with #03922 that I will have to do both and this is either one of the biggest DIY jobs or a really high bill from DMC NW. Split seal can only replaced if you remove the engine and tranny unti, part these and remove the final drive, clean, reseal and put everything back together. Had a chat with Toby from DMC NW and removal alone is 10 hours. This will add up at $125 an hour. :read::swear1:
10-10-2014, 12:29 PM
David T

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Originally Posted by vps3922

Sigh! That looks like mine. It took me some time and the replacement of my two coolant hoses of the auto tranny to find out that the majority of the leak was actually not ATF (pinkish) but 90W gear oil (whitish/clear) telling me that my split seal and the drive shaft seals are leaking. It might be only the latter one in your case. Clean it off with breake cleaner, dry it and check a few days later. Have a look if there is a small stream of oil coming from the drive shaft and you might only have to replace those seals. I found out with #03922 that I will have to do both and this is either one of the biggest DIY jobs or a really high bill from DMC NW. Split seal can only replaced if you remove the engine and tranny unti, part these and remove the final drive, clean, reseal and put everything back together. Had a chat with Toby from DMC NW and removal alone is 10 hours. This will add up at $125 an hour. :read::swear1:

Drain and refill with fresh 85W-90 gear oil. Do not overfill. If the output seals leak you have to replace the seals but you may also have to either put Redi-Sleeves on the output flanges or replace them. If the shaft the flange fits on is loose you may have to reset the backlash. If it is too loose you will continue to ruin seals and leak. To properly set the backlash the transmission has to come out and be disassembled. If it is a slow leak (and most DO leak) put some cardboard or kitty litter under the car. You do not have to remove the motor to remove the transmission. I think you misunderstood, the whole job can be done in 10 hours.
10-10-2014, 01:32 PM
DMCMW Dave

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Originally Posted by papanoel

went to get gass and inflate the tires and it seems my transmission is leaking :/

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Most common- axle seals
Next most common - drain plug.
10-10-2014, 03:27 PM
vps3922

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Originally Posted by David T

Drain and refill with fresh 85W-90 gear oil. Do not overfill. If the output seals leak you have to replace the seals but you may also have to either put Redi-Sleeves on the output flanges or replace them. If the shaft the flange fits on is loose you may have to reset the backlash. If it is too loose you will continue to ruin seals and leak. To properly set the backlash the transmission has to come out and be disassembled. If it is a slow leak (and most DO leak) put some cardboard or kitty litter under the car. You do not have to remove the motor to remove the transmission. I think you misunderstood, the whole job can be done in 10 hours.

I heard from Toby at DMC NW about the Speedi-Sleeves/Redi-Sleeves. Can this get installed with the final drive in the car? Is this accessible when replacing the output shaft seals? It might be a first attempt to close the leak. I still hope that it is not the split seal. But I can carry this discussion on in a different thread as it does not really belong here.
10-10-2014, 03:42 PM
jwrayth

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Originally Posted by vps3922

Can this get installed with the final drive in the car? Is this accessible when replacing the output shaft seals? It might be a first attempt to close the leak. I still hope that it is not the split seal. But I can carry this discussion on in a different thread as it does not really belong here.

Yes, totally doable. I did it this summer myself as my drive axles were leaking and I wanted to be as thorough as possible. The sleeve goes over the drive flange (110539), and can be done on the bench. Be sure to clean it well first, and seal with with some Loctite 243.
10-10-2014, 04:35 PM
vps3922

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Originally Posted by jwrayth

Yes, totally doable. I did it this summer myself as my drive axles were leaking and I wanted to be as thorough as possible. The sleeve goes over the drive flange (110539), and can be done on the bench. Be sure to clean it well first, and seal with with some Loctite 243.

Great info. Thanks!!

Have these been Speedi-Sleeves 99177, by any chance?
10-10-2014, 05:03 PM
DMC5180

What have you done to your DeLorean today?

99169 is the one you want for drive axel flange seals. It also fits the crankshaft pulley ( timing cover seal).

99177 is for the auto trans output shaft seal

Info is from the www.skfpartsinfo.com

listing for Delorean.
10-10-2014, 05:51 PM
vps3922

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Originally Posted by DMC5180

99169 is the one you want for drive axel flange seals. It also fits the crankshaft pulley ( timing cover seal).

99177 is for the auto trans output shaft seal

Info is from the www.skfpartsinfo.com

listing for Delorean.

Well, I actually have an automatic. It should therefore be the correct one, correct?
10-10-2014, 09:30 PM
vps3922

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Originally Posted by vps3922

Well, I actually have an automatic. It should therefore be the correct one, correct?

Ups, you were correct. Toby Peterson just confirmed: SKF 99165. Thanks again!
10-10-2014, 09:52 PM
DMC5180

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Originally Posted by vps3922

Ups, you were correct. Toby Peterson just confirmed: SKF 99165. Thanks again!

I assume you meant 99169
10-11-2014, 09:11 AM
papanoel

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Originally Posted by DMCMW Dave

Most common- axle seals
Next most common - drain plug.

Good to know. Should I be worried about how much transmission fluid I've lost? Seems like very little.
10-11-2014, 09:22 AM
DavidProehl

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Starting to feel clairvoyant with this car. Was reading a thread a couple weeks ago about a failing alternator and it looked just like mine, a Motorola with some gooey drip. I decided it was time to replace mine, and was planning to do so the weekend of Nov 9th when my wife is out of town.

Well, I am registered for a car show today that is 140 miles away and as I am driving away from my house my voltmeter looks like this:

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Ouch. Put a multimeter on it and it only registers 11.4v. No car show for me today.

One small consolation is that my insurance covers car show fees for stuff like this.
10-11-2014, 06:13 PM
JohnZ

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Brushed the stainless steel with soft and sweet sheepskin!

er... not in the way you can imagine...

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:8ball:
10-12-2014, 03:17 AM
ALEXAKOS

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Originally Posted by JohnZ

Brushed the stainless steel with soft and sweet sheepskin!

er... not in the way you can imagine...

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:8ball:

Hehehe,
You mean sheep wool brushing.... The way you wrote "sweet sheep skin".... Makes it a bit awkward:p

i bet the sheep liked the feeling going "staaaaaaainleeeeeeesss"
10-12-2014, 04:00 AM
robvanderveer

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Originally Posted by ALEXAKOS

i bet the sheep liked the feeling going "staaaaaaainleeeeeeesss"

Mèh... :sleeping:
10-12-2014, 04:40 AM
JohnZ

Later on I collected enough wool from the fenders I could build up a whole sheep!

:spank:
10-12-2014, 05:54 AM
ALEXAKOS

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Originally Posted by JohnZ

Later on I collected enough wool from the fenders I could build up a whole sheep!

:spank:

Knit a Delo cover Instead:)
10-12-2014, 07:30 AM
JohnZ

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Originally Posted by ALEXAKOS

Knit a Delo cover Instead:)

:giggle:

anyway... a very northern Ireland-ish experience! Makes the D feel at home!

:D
10-12-2014, 09:42 PM
novadmc

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got the car up on ramps and pulled the swaybar to replace the bushings. bushings were defnintely worn/ripped:

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planning to lightly sand and paint the swaybar before i put it back on with all new poly bushings from DPNW. might hit the front end recall kit plates with a light sanding and black paint while im under there to protect them a bit more. surprisingly not nearly as much rust down there as i expected there would be.

hopefully replacing these gets rid of the clunk noise i get when cornering
10-13-2014, 05:31 AM
Bitsyncmaster

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Originally Posted by novadmc

got the car up on ramps and pulled the swaybar to replace the bushings. bushings were defnintely worn/ripped:

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planning to lightly sand and paint the swaybar before i put it back on with all new poly bushings from DPNW. might hit the front end recall kit plates with a light sanding and black paint while im under there to protect them a bit more. surprisingly not nearly as much rust down there as i expected there would be.

hopefully replacing these gets rid of the clunk noise i get when cornering

Yours look pretty good compared to mine. I had to split the steel bushing to get the old ones off because of rust. The steel bushing is already split (just a rolled tube) so just a tap with a cold chisel opened them up.
10-13-2014, 03:04 PM
papanoel

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Originally Posted by robvanderveer

Are you sure it's oil and not coolant?

Fairly certain But i will check again.
10-14-2014, 11:12 AM
vps3922

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Originally Posted by DMC5180

I assume you meant 99169

Nope, Toby said that you need 99165 for the drive axle shaft as it is 1.656 inches (42.6 mm).
10-14-2014, 11:33 AM
DMC5180

Good luck with that. 99165 is not a listed number on the SKF applications website for delorean. 99169 is, and I have used them on my manual transmission. Is an automatic?
10-14-2014, 11:54 AM
jwrayth

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Originally Posted by DMC5180

Good luck with that. 99165 is not a listed number on the SKF applications website for delorean. 99169 is, and I have used them on my manual transmission. Is an automatic?

Having just done this on my 5-speed this summer, I can confirm that SKF Speed Sleeve CR 99169 is the correct part for the drive-shafts flange.
10-14-2014, 11:56 AM
vps3922

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DMC5180

Good luck with that. 99165 is not a listed number on the SKF applications website for delorean. 99169 is, and I have used them on my manual transmission. Is an automatic?

Yes, it is an automatic.

I guess I will see. I trusted Toby Peterson on that one as they did replace a few already in his shop. I'll keep y'all updated.
10-16-2014, 09:21 AM
5875

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- Did the last oil change before winter storage
- Replaced the original oil sending unit with a new 77-81 Corvette unit...the oil guage now works like a charm and has a semi reliable reading, no longer through the roof reading over 80!
- Added SS DeLorean letters to the bumper
- Gave it a good wash and took it out for some fall pictures

It's going into storage next week for a long winter....:cry:

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10-16-2014, 07:34 PM
Rich_NYS

Visited mine at it's storage location, started it, and began mentally preparing for winter storage....sucks already (you guys never mentioned anything about separation-anxiety...WTH?!) :tantrum:
10-16-2014, 08:11 PM
Jonathan

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What have I done to my DeLorean today?

Hmmm... let me give you a couple hints...

Did some cleaning, wiping and vacuuming...

Put the battery in the basement...

Added fuel stabilizer...

Put the cover on it...

Yes, prepared it for the inevitable.

Wake me up when Spring is here!

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