Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion
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Re: Fuel Pump Terminal Corrosion



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






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