What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[Morpheus]

What LED did you go with?

A couple of these:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...car/2160/4949/

They are nice and bright...

[Bitsyncmaster]

A couple of these:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...car/2160/4949/

They are nice and bright...

Note that those LEDs have a switching regulator and will not dim with PCM dimmers. The large capacitance on the input also messes up the logic in my dimmer.

Any thing that specs. "10-30V DC range" with superbright has those switch regulators.

[Morpheus]

Strangely enough, the stock dimmer module seems to work ok with these lights with LEDs. I watched them dim after I closed the doors last night.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Strangely enough, the stock dimmer module seems to work ok with these lights with LEDs. I watched them dim after I closed the doors last night.

The stock dimmer uses voltage to dim not PCM.

[88KPH]

That looks really nice. Do they put them in a sale occasional?

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[Henrik]

Somewhere on this very thread, one of our Australian fellow D owners posted a video where he put a GoPro or equiv. on the roof of his D and then went for a lovely drive; all while "Feels Like Heaven" by Fiction Factory was playing. Don't know why, but I found that video beautifully inspirational. I enjoyed it a couple of times but the thread has since grown exponentially and I can't find it anymore.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Found it!:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?24...ll=1#post82755

[Bitsyncmaster]

Note that those LEDs have a switching regulator and will not dim with PCM dimmers. The large capacitance on the input also messes up the logic in my dimmer.

Any thing that specs. "10-30V DC range" with superbright has those switch regulators.

Sorry, I meant to type PWM (pulse width modulation) and not PCM (pulse code modulation). I worked with PCM for 30 years and it still sticks in my head.

[Lenny]

Alternator belt broke so I replaced both AC and Alternator belts. What a pain in the ass to do by yourself. You have to cram a wrench on the back nut of the alternator then tighten and loosen it from the front. When you tighten it you then have to crawl back under and pry out the wrench that has been tightened up against the block.

Then the battery was dead so I'll test drive it later tonight.

[Farrar]

Today I installed the passenger-side muffler and piping. The pontoon is in the way of the muffler, so it's not installed straight. But since my engine is failing I only really need exhaust for the purpose of running the engine while testing, so I don't care how it looks. At least it will be quieter.

After that was done, I re-connected the starter motor, and installed a new oil filter, the alternator, the intake manifold, carburetor, spark plug wires, and such, until the engine compartment was all hooked up again except for the oil pressure sender which lost its nut.

In order to run the engine, I will need to install coolant and oil. But apart from that, assuming the fuel pump still works, I should be ready for testing soon.

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[novadmc]

Today I installed the passenger-side muffler and piping. The pontoon is in the way of the muffler, so it's not installed straight. But since my engine is failing I only really need exhaust for the purpose of running the engine while testing, so I don't care how it looks. At least it will be quieter.

After that was done, I re-connected the starter motor, and installed a new oil filter, the alternator, the intake manifold, carburetor, spark plug wires, and such, until the engine compartment was all hooked up again except for the oil pressure sender which lost its nut.

In order to run the engine, I will need to install coolant and oil. But apart from that, assuming the fuel pump still works, I should be ready for testing soon.

20151009_190653.jpg

glad to see you're at least close to firing it up again. sad to see that it's only firing up to see what's slowly killing it