Re: [DML] Starting and low idle

["Jake" <jkampho@xxxx>]

Darryl,

Based on your description, it appears that your starting sluggishness
appears only when the car is "cold". This sounds to me like failure
symptoms of the Control Pressure Regulator (or Warm-Up Regulator as it is
sometimes called). I suppose this symptom could also be a result of other
things like a malfunctioning Cold Start Valve, or a slight overly rich CO
adjustment --but I'd be willing to bet it's the CPR.

Fortunately it's easy to access on the left valve cover, up front. Take a
look at a pic on Hank's site:
http://www.eskin.net/firstdelorean.html

Let us know,
Jake Kamphoefner


----- Original Message -----
From: <Swoyerzone@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:57 AM
Subject: [DML] Starting and low idle


> Ok I just got my car back from the shop and had a new idle ECU put in and
> motor,
> before this I have had a new fuel pump, water pump, accumulator, tune-up
kit,
> etc., done to the car,
> I attend a college about 20 mins from my house, the drive is pretty
straight
> little traffic jams. I parked the car (not the first time this has
happened)
> to my class which is about 1hr 30min long. I came back out turned the key
and
> the car struggled. it wouldn't turn, so I tried again, the same thing. I
tapped
> the gas peddle and the car slowly came to life, but its idle was around 10
> and didn't want to go higher until I hit the gas then everything was
normal. I
> stopped at a gas station shut the car off and I let it sit for about 5min
came
> back out and it was fine, it came right to life. The only thing I notice
is
> that usually (not all the time) the cooling fans are on as I shut the car
off,
> when the starting things happends.
> Please help!!!
>
> Darryl
> 5898