Hey all, my DeLorean now sits in the service bay at Valley Imports in Fargo, ND - a porsche, BMW, VW, and audi dealer. here's the scoop: they have the car actually RUNNING with a little bit of help. the technician got it running after a few turns of the key and a couple of gas pedal thrusts. it'll run now but it only sounds right in the higher RPM's, as in, above 1500 RPM or so. he was playing with the throttle and the CO screw and he could get it running pretty damn good in the upper RPM's, then as it drops down to idle, you have to be really careful about letting off on the gas or else it will die. he had to be really slow and help it along. finally it would hold an idle, but it surges up and down between about 400 RPM and 1100 RPM or so, in regular approximately one second intervals for each surge. the fuel pressure is within specs. the car would dip down to about 400 RPM and almost choke itself to death every time until it eventually does. the tech said that my suction fuel hose in the tank is pinching somehow, even though i have one of Jim Reeve's springs inside of it. he didn't say that this was the reason the car won't run well though. it's just a note. he seems to have the idea that my fuel distributer is faulty or malfunctioning. for the record, yes he is putting his thumb over the CO screw every time he works with it. anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this crazy idle? i'm getting closer yet i'm still so far!!!!! Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]