Re: Hard start when cold

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The fuel smell could be from something leaking at the fuel tank when 
you fill it up all the way. Try to take notice if it happens when full 
or if it smells at any time. Very unlikely the distributer has 
anything to do with overheating unless the timming is WAY off and it 
would noticably affect performance. On a 20 + year old car you need to 
keep a continuing fund for maintainence and repair. Your mechanic who 
is "cutting you a break" may charge less per hour but if he isn't 
familiar with working on the car will just take longer then he should 
so is that a deal? You might be better off in the long run to get the 
car to someone who can fix it once and for all. It is really rare 
that you need to "rebuild" the distributer. It might help if you can 
get your mechanic to talk to one of the Delorean venders for advice on 
how to get the car into shape. In 15 min on the phone it could save 
hours of labor and $'s in parts.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Swoyerzone@xxxx wrote:
> Currently the DeLorean is in shop, the distributor is undergoing a 
rebuild.
> The original owner had told me he smelled fuel leaking from the car. 
I had 
> the taken to a mechanic the 1st week of ownership, to have the 
brakes worked 
> on. I also asked about the gas, at this time I didn't experience it. 
the 
> mechanic couldn't find anything wrong with it. After a good month or 
so I 
> started to smell it. but the source was never found. I have switched 
> mechanics, the current one has found many problems. all but the cold 
start 
> and fans have been solved. I'm hoping that its just the distributor, 
I bought 
> the car with intentions that I would invest in repair, but I'm now 
running 
> very low in repair money, just about out. The good side is the 
mechanic has 
> cut me a large brake. he charges less about 15% less on labor, and 
he only 
> works on the car one day a week, for my situation, the only down 
side its 
> that it takes so long before I hear any update on the car. And its 
been in 
> the shop since May. I will pass on the information to my mechanic,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Darryl
> 5898
> 
> 
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