In a message dated 9/13/99 5:51:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, raddad@xxxx writes: << I agree that the DMC has had more than its share of engine fires; or at least that I have heard of more DeLorean engines fires than just about any car other than old VW's (which I also own). The reasons can be many. Howver, I don't think you can discount the fact that many of the owners are inadvertently, either the culprits or contributors to the problem. >> The problem is not the "THE kind of fuel system" the Delorean has,but how the repairs are done,after all you did not see a bunch of Deloreans bursting into flames back in 1981-83,also many other car makers used the same Fuel SYSTEM,My 1974 Mercedes 450 SL used THE same Bosch Jetronic fuel system,and that never caught on fire,the biggest problem that I see is that a lot of mechanics and DIY's,reinstall the old copper shims when,they reinstall any of the dozen fuel lines on the Delorean,then they tend to leak(because they were aready compressed once),I know been there done that,when I was changing my fuel pump. Claude Vin#6383