Re: Hard start when cold

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

Start with the cold start system. A bad or plugged up cold start valve 
could cause these symptoms. Make sure there are no vacuum leaks as 
when the engine is cold they are even more noticable. Also check 
ignition timming and advance. Open the distributer and make sure the 
mechanical advance isn't stuck. You could also check fuel pump 
pressure and delivery as if it isn't up to specs you won't have the 
cold start valve working right. Try turning the ignition on and off a 
couple of times before you start it cold. If that helps the problem is 
fuel delivery.
On many Deloreans as with most older cars after you fix one problem 
you uncover underlying problems. It can take a while to finally get 
all the gremlins out.
The overheating problem could be anything from air still needing to be 
bleed out to a bad fan fail relay, to the origional circuit breakers 
to a bad otterstadt switch. Rule out all of the mechanical problems 
like a fan motor bad or running backwards, pressure test the sytem to 
rule out leaks and then go over the electrical part of it. Little by 
little if you keep at it you can make the car reliable.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "delorean170" <Swoyerzone@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi, I own DeLorean DMC-12 VIN 5898, I bought her on July 25th of 
> 2001. Since in my ownership I have had all kinds of problems. 
finally 
> in from mid March to late May the car ran perfect, no problems, then 
> my AC belt froze. After all that was fixed I found my lower pick up 
> hose literally fell apart in my gas tank. Then I began to have cold 
> start problems. Currently I have the fuel distributor being rebuilt 
> by a well known and very highly mechanic of the area in which I 
live. 
> He is very experienced with the bosch K injection, and well the