Re: [DML] Re: New member introduction... and fuel tank query

[JP Hindin <jplist2008@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 6 Aug 2012, jtrealtywebspannet wrote:
> The rod you are referring to is a metal grounding rod. With fresh fuel
> it should not rust. Once it sits and the fuel gets old all kinds of bad
> things happen. You need to remove all of the parts, clean everything up,
> and replace anything that is damaged. Figure on also rebuilding the
> brake and clutch systems, replacing the battery and the tires and all of
> the struts. You should be calling your favorite vender and making up a
> list. If you are not confident of your skills you need to find someone
> who can do the work or teach you how to do it.

Thank you to all who replied, and so promptly too.

I've started with the fuel system -because- in my web research I'd read
several stories about it, so I knew it had to be a fairly important task
to clear first. Everything else comes... next.

Can someone give me a hint as to how the grounding rod attaches to the
tank? It's kind of a pig to be shoulder-deep in the tank and fiddling
around in there (particularly as my left-shoulder, which is the one you
use when you're doing this, was 'scoped a few weeks ago and is weakened)
so any hints would be greatly appreciated.

I'll attack it again tonight.

Thanks;

 - JP

> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, JP Hindin <jplist2008@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Good morning all;
> >
> > My name is JP and I am, as of Friday, a first-time DeLorean owner. I have
> > purchsed chassis #4157, with (if you trust the odometer) 6043 miles on the
> > clock. I am the fourth owner, the previous owner was my wife's grandfather
> > who purchased the vehicle in the early 90s. The car has spent this period
> > mostly in storage, with sporadic trips out of a nice garage. I spoke to a
> > mechanic who went through the entire fuel system last year so I know
> > someone has worked on it recently, however I'm not entirely confident of
> > their skillset, and naturally I wanted to be certain it was all in tip-top
> > shape myself.
> >
> > Saturday morning - I removed the tyre, pulled the MDF cover (which is
> > missing all its bolts), and discovered a complete bodge-job. The wiring to
> > the pump has been very badly repaired (the +12v had literally three pieces
> > of wire spliced in). Upon removing the pump I found the rubber seal it
> > lives inside is torn, although not too badly. And the tank is full of, no
> > surprises, gunk.
> >
> > After draining the tank I've discovered that something in there is
> > -rusting-, which is where all this crap is coming from. I've removed the
> > sender, of which the tip is a little rusty, but inside the tank,
> > apparently under the smaller hose next to the fuel inlet hose, there is
> > some kind of metal rod that reaches into the back of the tank. I -think-
> > this smaller hose goes to the vapor canister, but I cannot work out what
> > this metal rod belongs to. The break-out pictures on DeLorean.com's part
> > store don't show it, nor does my 'DMC-12 theory manual' (or whatever you
> > call the book that tells you how it operates).
> >
> > Can someone explain to me what this thing is and how to remove it, and
> > what to replace it with? Obviously it's only going to continue filling the
> > tank with garbage until I get it spruced up.
> >
> > Thank you very much to all;
> >
> >  - JP
> > Hampton, Iowa
> >
>
>
>
>
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