[DML] Re: D suddenly not starting / damp outside

[tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Erik - The first thing to do is spray a dose of starting fluid down 
the air intake, and try to start it.  If it fires up and then dies, 
you probably have a fuel issue.  If it doesn't fire at all, then you 
more than likely have an electrical issue.  Depending on what you 
find, you march down the appropriate path of more refined 
troubleshooting.  Winged1 pulled that trick on me once, and it 
turned out that she just wanted some attention.  I determined it to 
be an electrical issue (using the above process), went through and 
cleaned every connection, relay, and fuse that I could find, and she 
started right up, happy as a clam in soft sand.  I have been taught 
the lesson time and again to start with the very basics, and you'll 
will eventually wear the problem out.

Toby Peterson  VIN 2248 "Winged1"
DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
www.delorean-parts.com

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I drove the D two days ago with no problems.  I tried to start it 
up this evening and nothing.  It cranks over, I hear the fuel pump 
> buzz.  The pump relay is clicking and I smell gas in the back of 
the car.  No leaks.  I checked the connections to from the coil to 
the distributor and all looks good.  The only thing different about 
today and two days ago is that it is very damp and warm outside.  
Any ideas?





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