Re: [DML] Venturing for some thoughts...

["B BENSON" <delornut@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with much of what's said here. The engine is a bit complex and
requires a good understanding of what needs to be done to make things
correct on the mechanical end but the fuel injection is typical Bosch
K-Jetronic and there are hundreds of shops around the world that have a very
good understanding of this system. There are thousands, if not millions, of
cars running around the world with this injection system.  IMHO I think it's
the exotic look of the DeLorean and the misconceptions about it's workings
that scare many otherwise competent shops from agreeing to work on the car.

Bruce Benson



> I believe that the PRV CAN be a reliable engine, but this is not
> necessarily always the case.
>
> Parts for the PRV are not exceptionally expensive.  The service IS.
> Price out engine work at one of the 'dedicated vendors'.  When I first
> got my car, it ran absolutely horribly.  I tried to find someone in the
> area to look at the car, and could find NOT ONE shop that was willing to
> work on the car/engine. .  This situation often ends with someone
> trying to fix the car themselves- which sometimes goes full circle; where
> it runs horribly and they sell to someone else.
>
> I counted SIX different methods of fuel enrichment that the engine
> employs.  When more than one of these systems are failing, bypassed, or
> 10 other things that a backyard mechanic might decide to do, tracking
> down the problems gets time consuming and expensive in parts.
>
> Not everyone has the right tools to diagnose fuel or ignition problems.
> Control pressure regulators and fuel distributors aren't just sitting
> around so you can check if what you have is functioning correctly.   You
> need to be certain of what is causing your problems, because spending
> hundreds on a CPR, fuel distributor, ignition distributor, etc add up
> very quickly.
> Jim
> 1537




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