[DMCForum] Re: evaporator hell was... evaporator is back out
From: "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:19:25 -0000
Uh...I'll pass on the stainless braid. I still have a million other
repairs to make.
It's been raining so hard here that any PB Blaster I spray will wash
right off but I'll try.
Walt, definitely bring evaps, including that new aluminium one that
you don't want to use. If push comes to shove, I may have to buy if
from you. Remember, up in Maryland I can withstand the slight loss of
heat transfer efficiency. Everything on my car was so rusted that I'm
afraid that this junction is going to make trouble for us when we get
up here.
Rich
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> I took the evaporator out of the parts car and damaged it
> enough that I can't use it without having it repaired. The
> low side line just would not come off of the accumulator. I
> ended up cutting the accumulator to get it apart. The
> connection was so corroded that I wiped the corners off the
> bolt/sleeve. I also didn't cut far enough away from it
> which damaged the seat for the o-ring.
>
> I called up DMCH to see if they had any new evaporators. No
> such luck. The local shop that was supposed to make new
> ones for them didn't.
>
> Had a really interesting conversation with James Espey. He
> knows what a blabber mouth I am, so here's what he told me:
> DMCH is working on making new cars and said that the
> evaporators that are going into it might be able to be made
> to fit the old cars. New cars? DeLoreans? He said that
> they might have something ready to bring to the Pigeon Forge
> show. I'm curious to see.
>
> Meanwhile there are two other DeLoreans sitting around that
> I can grab the evaporators from. Maybe one of those will be
> good, or maybe that local shop can repair one of the damaged
> ones in time. Note to Mike & Rich: start liberally soaking
> the evaporator lines in penetrating oil so that hopefully we
> can get them apart without issue. For insurance, I might
> bring a repaired evaporator with me if that local shop can
> get them repaired in time.
>
> The hole in the new line that was soldered to my original
> evaporator two years ago is not even visible. I don't think
> the hole was even caused by boring out the pipe crooked.
> The new pipe has a pattern of slices/crimps, and in addition
> to my boring the ID large enough for the orifice, this must
> have caused the leak.
>
> I'm getting pretty good at removing evaporators now. Damn
> it.
>
> I dropped two sets of hoses off to have the rubber replaced.
> They will call back Monday with a quote & say how much extra
> it will cost to sleeve them in stainless steel braid. Rich:
> How much extra are you willing to spend on stainless steel
> braid? The cost without is around $200.
>
> Projects yet to do is replace the radiator and the fuel
> accumulator. The car is developing a hot start problem, and
> I don't want this to be an issue on the trip.
>
> Walt
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