If you let someone borrow your car, then the insurance follows the car. If you rent it, it's a commercial transaction and it may not be covered. You should...
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mike.griese@...
roscsyl
Mar 1, 2008 12:52 pm
My guess is you don't have much fuel in the tank. Try adding a quarter tank and see if the noise goes away. -- Mike ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 1, 2008 12:53 pm
Craig Bosch and I think all the different brand manufactures of pumps have not been able to fix the buzzing noise. I can only tell you that as the temperature...
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David Teitelbaum
jtrealtywebs...
Mar 1, 2008 12:53 pm
If the suction hose, aka pick-up, hose gets soft and kinks or collapses under the vacuum the pump will get noisy. More prone to do it when the fuel tank is 1/2...
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Gekko
dadoc2791
Mar 1, 2008 10:51 pm
One of my thoughts was about the intake hose possibly collapsing. I'll fit the internal spring when I change out the pump. As for fuel level, I've driven this...
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bmims0
Mar 2, 2008 4:35 am
This is exactly my problem also but mine will not shut off and continues to run even with the switch off. I have resorted to unhooking the battery until I...
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 2, 2008 4:36 am
Craig, As I said, Bosch and I have never come up with what exactly makes pumps do it. I do know that temperature does because we can make it happen, I'm sure ...
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 2, 2008 4:36 am
Group, I have been holding off on letting the group know that I have now had a new door strut made to the specification I wanted. I was tired of the doors...
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David Teitelbaum
jtrealtywebs...
Mar 2, 2008 10:49 pm
The pump is NOT supposed to run if the key switch is in the "OFF" position. This has nothing to do with the hose, it is an electrical issue. You need to fix...
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 2, 2008 10:49 pm
Bobby, Nice to know your still around. My new / 3 years selling now fuel pump baffle kit will eliminate the hose and help with the noise. Several 100 sold. ...
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M. P. Olans
tp8534
Mar 2, 2008 10:50 pm
Mark, I understand where you are coming from. 3 years ago I bought a 1991 black on black 1991 Corvette ZR-1. It was my daily driver right up until I moved...
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Harold McElraft
hmcelraft
Mar 2, 2008 10:51 pm
Over the years this has been a constant sore spot for many. I believe there are several different causes that make the buzz - some working together. My...
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drhdmc1
Mar 2, 2008 10:51 pm
I was driving between Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs, when I spied a Delorean at an Automotive Shop in the town of Divide Colorado. I didn't have much time...
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Tom Tait
thomasttait
Mar 2, 2008 10:52 pm
We brought my wifes new '81 home yesterday and began assessing what needed to be done first. It was clear the door 'innards' were a mess, one window dead up...
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daviddelorean
Mar 3, 2008 2:30 am
This was a problem for me for about 6 months. Fuel pump was loud as hell. A real loud buzzing sound. When you'd remove the fuel cap, air was go...
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stephenucedu
Mar 3, 2008 2:31 am
Well, today I decided to tackle what I "sensed" was a rich mixture, based on a bit too much black smoke coming out the exhaust. The PO said that he had...
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spaceace3113
Mar 3, 2008 2:31 am
That was priceless...no further comment as it might steer the youth in a direction you did not intend for......
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spaceace3113
Mar 3, 2008 2:32 am
Hello everybody, a member of another group I belong to has come across a brand new ( I have seen it) PRV. No intake harness or exhaust but it is beautiful....
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 3, 2008 2:32 am
Dan, Did you get the Vin #. John ... From: dmcnews@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dmcnews@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of drhdmc1 Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:18 AM ...
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 3, 2008 2:32 am
Tom, One of my daily driving DeLoreans several years ago I cleaned the innards in the door, put in a 10 or 15amp circuit breaker so if they did try to lock on ...
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Wilson Hitchings
canon20dfan
Mar 3, 2008 2:33 am
What an incredible story! 1) Your wife let you have a Delorean 2) Your wife let you by HER a Delorean - that's TWO Deloreans 3) Your kid fits through the...
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cbl1739
Mar 3, 2008 8:00 pm
If it has a very rectangle type oil pan in the sump area(you will notice it to be VERY wide) rather than a square type pan that is even with the engine...
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John Hervey
johnatspecialt
Mar 3, 2008 8:00 pm
Steve, I would do what you did, then after you have it running as good as you can get it. Change the plugs ( run a hotter plug ) and the 02 sensor. The plugs...
The following description was offered by Steven in Houston when I called to report the same problem. If there is contamination in the fuel tank, it will get...
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deloreanernst@...
waernstnj
Mar 3, 2008 8:01 pm
So how many Vette owners have waived to you? That used to happen a lot, kind of like a code between Vette owners, but I find that as the years go by, that's...
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welmoedj
Mar 3, 2008 8:02 pm
Way to go, Tom! Let me train my 31 year old kid to do the same :D At least he's got long arms and has proper technical experience. You probably now go for...
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Nelson, Allan
abnelson
Mar 3, 2008 8:03 pm
Just to clarify a few points, the 1984 Corvette had 205 hp, the 1985 had 230. The 1981 Corvette had 190 hp though. Al 1987 Z52 Corvette ...
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Shannon Yocom
ssdelorean
Mar 3, 2008 8:03 pm
The DML and the Vanity Plate Photo Page link is mentioned in a small blip of the NYTimes... http://tinyurl.com/2nza5d Shannon Y ... February 20, 2008, 12:16...
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Farrar
pr0f3ss0r_ch...
Mar 3, 2008 8:03 pm
John, Do these snap on and off like the regular ones? Hope you catch up on your sleep soon. :) Farrar #2613...
