[DML] Re: timing DeLorean engine and replacing sensors
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[DML] Re: timing DeLorean engine and replacing sensors



No ! No! No!,
You do not have to remove the intake manifold to adjust the timing. The
distributor lock nut is adjacent to intake tube # 4 and spark plug # 4.You
will need a long open end wrench to loosen the nut. 

BTW: Are you sure you are referencing the correct plug and pulley notch
when taking your reading. Eight degrees is almost outside of the
operational range of the engine. As a matter of fact the DeLorean ignition
timing is so precise that the factory setting can virtually be left
unchanged for the
life of the car.

DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com>

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> From: John van der Werff <j.vanderwerff@xxxx>
> 
> Hy,
> 
> I checked the timing of the ignition of our D (with a strobe-light) and
> found it is set to late, about 8 deg. instead of 13 deg. as is should be
> according to the manual. Now I am puzzeld; to adjust the timing one has
to
> reposition the distributor, to get acces to the distributor I have to
remove
> the air-manifold and the k-jetronic valve. So how do I know what position
> the distributor should be in ?
> Also i found a posting in the archives that said never to adjust the
timing
> of a D. Should I leave the timing as it is until I have checked all the
> other systems ? The engine is running almost OK, just sometimes a little
> rough.
> 
> I am replacing all the sensors, relays and switches at this time. I found
> that some of them have been replaced by a previous owner with not
original
> types. I have found the original type nrs. of most of the sensors on the
> internet, yet I do not have the correct type and manufacturer for two
> devices:
> 
> a) lambda thermo-switch (probably Bosch)
> b) themparature sending unit for temp-gauge on dashboard
> 
> Does anybody know the original types and any replacement parts ?
> 
> John
> VIN 1095





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