My DeLorean Journal
Monday, October 13, 2008
Back on the Road!
Finally got the Delorean back on the road this past weekend!
I was able to finish the coolant bleeder system install and get the car started up and took it out for a test drive, new Alt works great, Temp Gauge works great, new coolant fan switch works great.
Very happy.
Now I need to get the BTTF parts back on the car for an event on Halloween, but more on that later. ;-)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Some maintenance work done
So the Alternator seized up in the Delorean a few weeks ago.
I wasn't surprised, the bearing didn't sound too heathy.
I have been so busy lately that I had to let the car sit for a few weeks until I could find time to work on it and to figure out the best path to take for replacing the Alt.
There are a bunch of options for replacement alternators, I have heard good and bad things about all of them.
I ultimately decided to go with a replacement alt form a 80's Cadillac its a direct fit in the upper bracket. The overall size of this alt is larger so an adjustable bracket is needed for the bottom.
When the old alt seized it broke the belt, which also drives the water pump. So I had an overheating issue and a lot of coolant boiled out. I decided that this would be a good time to upgrade some of the coolant system components.
I replaced;
The Otterstat (fan temp switch)
The Temp Gauge Sender
I also installed a self bleeding kit from Delorean-parts.com
So my coolant system should be good for a while now.
