Farrar's car blog

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Originally Posted by sean

Damn Farrar, if you dont want to then dont.

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:lol:

Calm down, dude! I am trying to get some humour back into this thread.

Remember, you've gotta earn that wedding invitation. (That's a joke, too -- get it? :))

Farrar

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Originally Posted by Farrar

Remember, you've gotta earn that wedding invitation. (That's a joke, too -- get it? :))

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Shoot, Im afraid to come now. Might get slipped some of that Robertson koolaid and end up taking horse and buggy home.:cheers:


:grouphugg:

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Originally Posted by content22207

I think your pump problems are caused by poor grounding. Notice you suffer motor failures, not bearing or vane failures. I would try grounding the pump directly to the frame and see if that doesn't work better (assuming your crappy braided strap at the motor mount is still halfway usable).

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I have a second engine block ground which you installed for me after the fire (back when we thought it was electrically-caused). As for better grounding of the pump, I may try seeking a better ground for the inertia switch as I don't think I want to lose that safety feature.

Farrar

There are quite a few DeLoreans with melted inertia switch connectors, #5939 among them -- I don't think the damn things are grounded worth 2 cents.

Bill Robertson
#5939

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Originally Posted by content22207

There are quite a few DeLoreans with melted inertia switch connectors, #5939 among them -- I don't think the damn things are grounded worth 2 cents.

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Sounds like a good addition to my ground bus.

Now we'll switch gears entirely and enter the realm of the hypothetical.

[insert spooky music here...]

I found something else I want to do in the future: install a time-delay relay on the power window circuit. I am sick and tired of turning the car off and taking the key out, only to discover that I left the windows down for the Nth time and I have to put the key back in and turn it on in order to roll up the windows again. :lol:

Farrar

The Blue/White junction is right next to the door lock circuit breaker -- just cut the windows loose from the junction and reconnect them to the circuit breaker (live all the time). You would only need to add an inch or two of wire.

Nevermind: the windows are Green/White. You can still use the circuit breaker (or any other protection that tickles your fancy), but you'd need to cut the windows loose under the console (that's where the Green/White junction is).

Bill Robertson
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I was actually planning on adding a relay to the power window circuit anyway, in advance of my re-doing the center console armrest -- and, in the process, replacing the stock window switches with different ones. The reason for this is that the window switches I bought have a relatively low amperage rating.

I will post a schematic of my future power window circuit later.

Farrar

Actually, I checked the switches and they're rated for 10 amps at 12v DC, so that should be fine. No relays to add except the delay relay. Using this guide as a ... er .. guide, I came up with this:

Attachment 4048

I'm no electrician, so someone please correct me if I've made a mistake here.

Thanks,
Farrar

I also made this for the cooling fan circuit. However, I forgot to label the relay terminals. They should be self-explanatory, but for reference they are:

top: 86
left: 30
right: 87
bottom: 85 and 87A.

I have just discovered OpenOffice "Draw." Hooray for being able to draw straight lines without a ruler! (I can never find my ruler.) :D

Farrar

I think I found a place to get my alignment done... Not too far from my new apartment, I found an honest-to-goodness alignment shop -- yep, that's all they do! And judging from the look of their shop, they still do things the old-fashioned way. How nice it would be to not have someone saying "Well, your car's not in the computer..."

Farrar

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Originally Posted by Farrar

I think I found a place to get my alignment done...

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I can get you a free alignment at Firestone if you are interested in swapping vin tags. I purchased the lifetime alignment plan a few weeks back at Firestone and am looking to get my money's worth.

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Originally Posted by stevedmc

I can get you a free alignment at Firestone if you are interested in swapping vin tags. I purchased the lifetime alignment plan a few weeks back at Firestone and am looking to get my money's worth.

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Is that regardless of the tires on the car?