[DML] DMC Maitenence Continued.....
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[DML] DMC Maitenence Continued.....
- From: "dmc4matt" <dmc4matt@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:44:31 -0000
Hey Guys,
If you remember, I posted awhile ago about the subject of DMC
Maitenence.
Here was my original Post:
Just bought a DeLorean a few weeks ago. It's an 81 Automatic, dark
grey interior, with 28K on it. I've always wanted one and thought
they are just the neatest looking cars. It runs and drives very well.
The previous owner (I'm guessing) didn't put in any of the updates
because everything looks original. I had the common (I think) hot
start problem. Everything i've read said the most common thing to fix
it is the fuel accumulator. I replaced that first, hoping it would
solve the problem. Well, it didn't, so I then tried the check valve O-
Rings. It was missing the O-Ring on the piston, so i thought that
would solve my problem. I put the new rings in, and started it up. I
let it get warm, and shut it off. I let it sit for ten minutes, and
it fired right back up. I then did the same thing, letting it sit for
fifteen minutes. It fired back up. I took it down the street to put
gas in, and it wouldn't start again. I had to call a flatbed tow
truck to tow it two miles down the road :( Since I live quite a bit
away from and of the DMC Service Centers, I called a local Volvo
service center. The owner, of course, knew that thew DeLoreans used
the same Bosch K Jetronic fuel system as a Volvo. They took the car
in, and started to check it out. His first thought was that it was
the fuel pump, but as he looked more into it, he thinks it may be the
fuel relay, because he says it smells burned. So that is where I am
with it.
My question: Has anyone had a similar problem like myself?
The Volvo place just called me today. They think it is that only one
of the six fuel injectors is spraying like it should, and the other
five are dripping and not functioning right. They were getting the
parts in this afternoon, and hope to install them tomorrow morning.
Do you guys think this should solve my problem, or have they not come
across anything likely to cause it?
Thanks Everyone!
Matt
VIN 002205
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