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Sorta yeah. Crazy couple months thats for sure!

But really for some reason special characters always get mangled in this forum 🤣

I installed the d-go rubber bushing. I did so without cutting it. The play/click is eliminated.

I don?t get why the community has gone to plastic for this part unless rubber wears FAR quicker...

Amazing! Thank you, Dave! No need for the drawing, just knowing that measurement saves me wondering forever if Grady's woulda been better.

Okay, who's got a Houston and a DeLorean Industries...

Prepare for the ramblings of a mad man...

Well that was faster than I expected. I just did this project 2 years back, so it was easier this time around. Managed it over a lunch break. To fair, I'm...

I?ll have more evidence when I get the column off the car.

So far Ive been test fitting on a spare column on the bench.

The lower/inside column piece on the bench is original to my car - it...

I received the rubber bushing. Its hard to measure well with my digital calipers because its hard to know if i?m deforming or pushing into the rubber with the sharp caliper tips. But seems to be...

I think I?d rather have ?give? vs ? slop?. As is the movement includes the tap/click of the column moving within the bushing. With rubber, this -and road vibration- may be dampened.

I already have a delrin bushing installed - it is what is loose. Are most folks just dealing with the looseness? This doesn't seem like a worthwhile trade off for replacing a rubber bushing every...

The interior bushing is intact - was replaced 2 years ago.
The cage is solid and intact.
The tilt/telescope assembly is put together properly and the knob tightened.
Both the tilt assembly on...

Thanks! I will triple check those aspects.

Anyone ever had issues with the d-go delrin bushing? I suspect the play is there - even though it was installed just 2 years ago.

I ordered a...

Hello! I need a sanity check – am I being too nitpicky or should I keep hunting?

My steering wheel has no play side-to-side, but I can grab the wheel and shake it up-and-down and cause a slight...

Yeah, sorry - I wasn't saying anyone here was trolling! Just the guy on BAT who always says something like "Perfect DeLorean, if weren't for that fender antenna. That's really gonna bring down the...

I think the conversation on the BAT auction spawned from that one guy's usual comment about fender antennas.

Can someone explain his habit of posting that comment? I gather he's trolling, right?...

Here are some things I don?t hear recommended as often which I?ve found during my searching for squeaks and clunks and rattles (oh my). But check the usual suspects as well. There are few threads...

Hello all! I’m starting a new thread on the topic because I now know it is unrelated to the crack discussed here: https://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?2680-Crack-In-Rear-Firewall

My car would...

I attempted a fiberglass patch at that spot. I think I did a solid job. But no impact on the noise.

Perhaps I'm just being obsessive and need to understand that fiberglass cars make these creaks....

It's back.... :(

Took a little longer but seems like your same scenario, Wolff.

Do you have any tips for the repair you did to the fiberglass? Any "after" pics, by chance?

I'm thinking of...

Thanks!!

This is perfect for driving Dave's Idle ECU inside the car. Is there someplace this circuit surfaces itself in the engine bay, so I can mount the relay close to the idle microswitch?
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Ran your experiment: yup I get it now! Idle motor is always doing it's thing. I misunderstood that.

So back to your 2011 idea (only took me 11 more years to come up with it :) :) ). Why not engage...

Thanks for that additional clarity!

Oh jeez, this idea MUST be shady. Look who suggested it years ago :) just found this old thread reading up on mechanical v vacuum advance.
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Someone talk me out of this shady idea for a temporary improvement :)

Wire up a relay to disconnect the idle microswitch when the AC is on.

DeLoreanGo is FAST.

The new idle motor did improve the Hunt-with-AC-On somewhat. It still hunted some, but I think because it is clean and new it responds faster - the result is the min and max...

Perfect! Thanks Andy!

Waiting on a new idle motor to see if that helps. Will investigate vacuum leaks after that.

I am now dreaming of a winter project of a new exhaust and getting kjet fully...

Lambda is on the list! It just doesn't directly effect my enjoyment of the car, so it was lower than some other things.

The car runs smooth as heck... after warmup and with the AC off :) :)

Thanks David T! For better or worse, I won’t be getting lambda operational anytime very soon. My car’s had an old aftermarket exhaust for years with a rusted-in o2 sensor. Until I’m ready to...