In a fit of brilliance, DMC placed the drain for the windshield trough directly above the fuel pump. Don't need to be a rocket scientist to see where all the water comes from. Very high on my list of priorities is to engineer a gutter on mine to drain that water away (and yes, I won't make it restrictive to catch any more tree detrius). Will post the result as soon as I finish my electrical mods (remember the great tail light project...) Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "tmpintnl" <tobyp@xxxx> wrote: > Hello List - I haven't seen this topic on the List yet, so I thought I > would toss this in for general information. Last night, I worked on a > DeLorean for several hours that was suffering from an "apparent hot > start" problem. The owner, who had just recently purchased the car, > went to a gas station for a fillup, and the car would not start > afterwards. We swapped the CPR and cold start connectors, and the car > started instantly, and idled with a slight "hunt". We turned it off, > and put the connectors back to their normal positions. The car would > not even think of starting after that. We confirmed a spark at the > spark plug high-tension leads. We confirmed a fuel delivery problem > by using starting fluid. The engine would catch, and then immediately > die. We looked at all applicable fuses and relays, and found a melted > fuse for the brake lights (!???) and a hot fuse for the electric > mirrors (!???). These were not involved in the immediate problem, but > are still curious. In any event, we sought to confirm power to the > fuel pump by opening the access to the pump in the spare tire well. > Bottom line - water had gotten into the area above the pump, and > corroded the electrical terminals completely off of the pump. The > boot and cover installation looked perfect, but apparently wasn't. > The car rode home on a flat bed truck. The moral of the story is to > arrange for an inspection of this area before you are left stranded. > This is the fourth car that I know of personally that had this exact > same problem. (Yes ... mine was one of them, 2 years ago) > > Toby Peterson VIN 2248 > Winged1