Re: [DML] Fast corner and electrical died!

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx>]

Doug Hornsby wrote:

> I came around the corner pretty fast at the end of the
> street (streets are clear) and next thing I know, the
> engine's dead and the lights are dim. Looks like a
> battery disconnected, but no, I have some power, just
> hardly enough to raise or lower the window.

My guess is you have two problems. First, your gas tank was low enough that
taking a corner at six gees sloshed the fuel away from the inlet baffle in
your tank. This will stall a DeLorean engine very quickly.

Unless you were *very* low on fuel, most likely your baffle is floating loose
in the tank. You can survive like this for years, just make sure your tank
is full before you take fast corners.

> The engine will not turn over either. So I coasted into
> the driveway. Oil light turned on too.

This is usually a symptom of something else. Your battery may have been low
(not ususual in a DeLorean with Ducey alternator at night). Your starter
solenoid may be getting old.

The electrical diagnosis depends on your VIN, and which updates have been
done. Can you give us that info?

- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280, 8 amazing years