Re: Where is this valve??

["Eric" <ericp@xxxx>]

Yup - thanks guys -
I found it. Thank God I have long arms!
I agree, this is probably a great time to take the intake off...
maybe replace some coolant hoses too!

Eric




--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:

> Eric,
> 
> if you have small hands, the thermal control valve is located deep 
under the 
> air induction manifold and air meter assembly. you will never be 
able to see 
> it without removing those parts, you can't even see it from below 
the car. 
> you will have to take your hand and feel around for it. it is 
really right 
> where the picture shows it to be. there should be three hoses 
coming off of 
> it right in a row. i was able to find mine by holding a vacuum 
hose and 
> following it down until i found where it went down there. i'm a 
pretty small 
> guy so i can get my hand under there and i can feel all three hoses 
connected 
> to the valve.
> 
> perhaps some 'mechanic' couldn't find the thermal control valve so 
he just 
> hooked hoses up to other vacuum hoses? my advice to you would be 
to locate 
> the thermal control valve - if you can't, find another owner in the 
area who 
> is able to get his hand down there to verify its presence. you 
don't have 
> any non-stock engine modifications, do you? if you don't, i would 
go ahead 
> and get all new hoses and route them the way they should be. 
obviously the 
> thermal control hoses are the hardest. but be careful - if your 
car runs 
> now, there's a good chance it won't run when you done because in 
order to get 
> the car to run the way it is now (if it really is messed up), they 
probably 
> had to play with some other things. if you don't know what you are 
doing, 
> have a seasoned D owner help you out. 
> 
> Andy
> 
> Soma576@xxxx
> 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
> Fargo, ND 58102
> 
> 
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