Re: [DML] Re: Possible Serious Problem?

[dherv10@xxxx]

Scott, Cast Iron can take a lot of heat and not do any damage to the engine 
block. There is a gasket that separates the two. As for the plugs, If you 
have an air tank you can blow the water out or soak it out with rags or paper 
towels. If the plugs and wires need to be replaced, That can be easily done 
by taking a few screws out and lifting up the air flow meter about an inch. 
If you have never done this, call me when your at the car and I can walk you 
through it.
John Hervey
www.specialTauto.com


<< In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Scott Tester <scott@xxxx> wrote:
> I took my DeLorean to the car wash a week ago and degreased the 
engine with a pressure washer. After that it started sputtering and 
had a severe loss in power. I pulled a few spark plug wires and of 
coarse determined that the problem was water in the spark plug wells. 
I knew after seeing it that I would have to disassemble the top of the 
engine to replace the spark plugs and wires.
> 
> The possible problem is that tonight when I came back from the 
grocery store I noticed the engine felt hotter than normal, so I 
opened the engine bay. I was in shock as I saw that my header was red 
hot, glowing in the dark of my garage! Have I damaged the engine by 
driving it just a few miles in this condition? I'm pretty sure it's 
just fuel building up and then burning hotter in one or more of the 
cylinders that doesn't fire every revolution. But I'm worried it might 
have warped or damaged the engine in some way!
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this? I checked the archives and all I 
could find was mentions of a leaking header gasket causing the 
"glowing header".
> >>