Auto Transmission cooler, hoses
No Radiator:
Installing the radiator, condenser:
new hoses, por-15 painted radiator support:
Unsealed auto tran governor
With RTV:
Sealed:
Mixing some coolant:
The bottom of my passenger seat. Maybe next winter I’ll get these repaired:
Draining Oil from the AC Compressor:
New AC Hoses:
The Hollywood Blvd Theater in Woodridge was showing Back To The Future, and Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells and James Tolkan were guests. It figures that there is an event in my city, and my car is up on jackstands with lots of maintenance to do before I can drive it.
I stopped by Sunday afternoon to the local D owners. Note the time machine replica, second from the left:
I did not buy a second DeLorean. A local owner came over, and we did some maintenance on his car. We found a radiator fan that wasn’t working.
Winter storage: moth balls to repel mice, steel wool to keep them out.
New battery charger. I use it every few days
New garage setup. I installed the electrical outlets. Got my old stereo (gift from Junior High Graduation in ’94 – my first CD player!). Track lighting salvaged from the townhouse. I think it works well in the garage.
Rear of the car on SUV jackstands, 2×4. Wheels removed, 2x10s added to support suspension and take weight off the trailing arm busings:
Extra Automatic Transmission cooler installed by a previous owner:
Extra trans cooler lines along the frame:
They tapped into the stock cooler lines:
That shouldn’t be attached like that…
Loose trans mount bolts:
Old worn emblem removed:
Back of radiator. Stiff hoses, wrong clamps
Wrong clamps again
Brittle coolant hoses, trying to remove, ended up cutting it:
Caught coolant:
Coolant pipe with undercoating!
Undercoating!
Front of the car: Jack stands with a 2×4, wheel ramps just in case. Extra trans cooler removed!
Draining Transmission fluid:
Extra trans cooler removed:
Can’t remove this line, starting to destroy the fitting, access is impossible:
Ended up cutting it:
Drain the system more:
Coolant pipe support bracket, with undercoating!
Fascia, radiator shroud storage:
Sway bar:
Ready to be removed:
Radiator, condenser and fans removed!
Working on the radiator and browsing DMCTalk in the computer room.
Stock trans cooler, mounting bracket removed:
More coolant pipes removed:
De-Undercoating: Dollar Store Foil pan, CRC Brakleen, Solvent filtering Mask, Nitrile gloves, metal scraper, box of parts, open garage door on a cold day:
Undercoating removed from one pipe:
Undercoating gone! Picture for powder coat estimate:
Corners of fan shroud were dremeled away to mount flush with new radiator.
Fan and shroud cleaned, new stainless hex socket bolts used to mount fans. Old rusty bolt below:
New DMCH Aluminum radiator (with a drain petcock!), condenser:
Old trans fluid hose, new blue hoses and clamps, another used hose I purchased
I need a CD Clamp tool for these. Luckily Autozone loans them.
Trans cooler de-undercoated and cleaned. Can’t get this hose end off. Looks like the cooler made of brass?
Front of my car. AC lines wrapped in saran wrap. Is that ok? Going to replace the hoses anyway.
Remove old AC hoses from back of compressor:
I stuffed a shop towel in the back. Is that ok?
Breaking one of several zip ties:
I ended up cutting the end off the hose:
Got one out!
Cut the one by the accumulator:
Finally got the last piece of transmission cooler piping out:
AC hose above the exhaust, fuel filter. Looks like my trans governor wiring is wrapped with tape…
Got another hose out!
Currently cleaning, waiting for a warm day to POR-15 some parts…
The D briefly saw snow when I moved the car to a different spot in the garage. This will be the last time I drive the car in 2009. The car will also have major maintenance done before I drive it again.
My wife and I are proud owners of a new house with a 3 car garage. Now we can keep all our cars garaged at home, and no more paying to store the D in a friend’s garage during the winter. The third bay was sectioned off for the previous owner’s workshop. I kinda like it:
Last year, after my alignment, I decided to correct the position of the steering wheel. To do this, you need to pull it off.
I rented a steering wheel puller from Autozone, purchased some long 10mm bolts for it, and a 22mm socket to get the nut off:
I took the nut off once before without any issues. This time, I crossed the threads. $h1t!
Steering wheel puller in action:
I don’t know how to fix those threads. I’m not too concerned since I couldn’t pull the steering wheel off if I tried. I pounded it back on, and I’ve got a hose clamp in place:
I did this last year, and can’t remember what everything costs…
Costs/Supplies:
Steering Wheel Puller from Autozone: $30 refundable charge
10mm bolts from Ace Hardware: ??
22mm socket from Menards: ??
Hose clamps from Ace Hardware: ??
I attended this event, but without my DeLorean. The weather report included rain, and some strong thunderstorms. I left the D safe at home in the garage.
No real exciting pictures here. I was mainly taking pictures inside and underneath cars for reference. I should have taken more pictures of the shop.
Drinks anyone? I need to rent this for my next party:
I spent some time cleaning and inspecting everything in the trunk.
Shock tower strut bar and spare tire removed, access panels are now accessible:
No leaks in the braking system, frame seems clean:
No more leaks in the fuel system. Tankzilla?
I’ve never used the spare. I should get a new one:
Costs:
NONE!
http://www.chicagostpatsparade.com/ – Past and Present Event Photos
The club member who organizes everything couldn’t show up to due to mechanical difficulties with his car. I arrived first, so I helped out. Only 3 cars this year:
Characters from Tony and Tina’s Wedding:
Someone posted this on flickr:
No problems with my cooling system this year!