Re: Parking my Delorean on a Hill

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

The PRV is a low compression engine. Doesn't take much of an incline
to rotate it in gear. Have you tightened your parking brake cables? Is
really easy (and mine were 9/16 English!). They do stretch with time.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxx, billsfanmd@xxxx wrote:
> Just a quick question about parking a 5-speed on a hill. Our
driveway has a 
> medium grade and sometimes if I dont have room in the garage I will
park it 
> for a few hours or a day on the driveway. I have always driven
5-speeds and 
> whenever I park on any hill I keep the car in gear AND use the
parking brake. 
> My question is it seems like when I put my D in gear with the car
off it does 
> not engage and would roll backwards. SO it seems the onl ything
holding my 
> car in place is the parking brake. Is this correct? Does the
Delorean 5-speed 
> not engage when parked? My honda accord would stay put on the side of a 
> mountain if the car was parked and in gear......
> 
> As far as I know my transmission and clutch are fine..... 
> 
> Mike C
> Baltimore
> 2109
> 
> 
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