Re: Re: Swapping PRV engine for Chevy or Ford small block

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Replies starting to trickle in (thanks folks, you're more helpful 
than people in the AMC world, if that's a compliment) ...

Am not worried about tune-up, am worried about system putting me to 
walking. Have read horror stories of cars cutting off inexplicably, 
not restarting under myriad of conditions, etc (I've never had a 
carbureted vehicle fail (suddenly) from fuel delivery or ignition). 
Are these tales atypical or is this probable in a 20 year old stock 
DeLorean. 

I understand general risk of wandering from original, but in my 
circumstance might actually be beneficial. I'm a lesser shade tree 
mechanic in a land of major shade tree mechanics. Is best not to take 
something too exotic to Billy Bob's Tractor & Combine Repair. 

Seriously: I'm considering re-engined car for survival, not 
performance. Do not have resources, knowledge, etc that you find in 
the metropolitan areas. Someone (myself included) could unwittingly 
end up making a sick car worse. Why push water uphill -- we know 
Chevy's & Fords.

If it helps, I'd like to keep everything outside the engine 
compartment original.

Bill.


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> wrote:
> You'll get a good number of replies about the engine swap with 
> more info than I could possibly provide. So I'll leave that one 
> alone. However, don't be intimidated by the K-Jetronic fuel 
> injection system. Even though you may need certain tools to tune 
> it, it's really not difficult at all. For the most part, the only 
place that 
> you really "tune" it is the mixture screw on top. Other than that, 
> you just have to replace parts that troubleshooting may 
> determine defective if there is a problem.
> 
> If you are absolutely bent on a carb setup for the PRV, it is 
> possible. It won't be cheap, nor easy. It is possible, but I 
wouldn't 
> reccomend it.
> 
> I either case, when you keep your car stock, you keep the 
> knowlege and support for it. When you start to modify things, you 
> may be on your own...
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> > Am not DeLorean owner yet -- just shopping & researching.
> > 
> > Have seen cars on Web re-engined with carbureted American 
> small
> > blocks. Is much more up my alley than fuel injected foreign 
> plant.
> <SNIP>