[DML] Re: car lift

["Dale Schaub" <daleschaub@xxxx>]

When you own a Delorean you want to own a good jack and a creeper. I bought
a 3.5 ton hydraulic jack and a creeper from Checker about six months ago
($140 total). I feel that these items have reduced the work effort by half.
I can now lift the car at the center points in the front and the back. I
have a set of jack stands to support the car. I have replace the fuel
accumulator by jacking only the back of the car up.

dale



-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Bell <gbell@xxxx>
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, March 03, 2000 6:52 AM
Subject: [DML] car lift


>I am about to replace the fuel accumulator on my 82 D so I wanted to pose a
>question to others. I'm debating if I will be able to lift the car up
>sufficiently to get to the part. All I have is a standard jack and blocks
>to hold the car up. I've heard others say you need to put it on a lift to
>do this job. For anyone that's ever done this themselves, is this true or
>can it be done without a professional carlift? I'm afraid to take my car to
>a mechanic around here anyway and prefer to work on the car myself so I
>don't have to worry. Does anyone use a better method or affordable device
>to get under their car other than the standard jack routine?? Also, I've
>heard that if you've never replaced a fuel accumulator before, you can
>damage the fuel system. Is this true and if so, what needs to be done to
>avoid damaging somehting else?
>
>Thank you,
>
>GB
>#10054
>
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