Re: [DML] Car just won't stay running?

["technomage_x" <jangell@xxxx>]

Ah, thanks -- I'll have it checked out.

I should clarify the steps that cause the problem.

The first time this happened was on Sat, while driving up my steep hill to go home. 
The engine seemed to go off for about 1/2 second and then go on again two or three 
times (which I have taken to calling "sputtering"), then finally the car clicked off. It 
started right back up again, and I was able to drive home.

The next day I took it out, I went about 5 miles before it started acting up, maybe a 
half dozen times or so of sputtering, and two or three stalls. I was able to restart the 
car each time and get it home.

Two days later I took it to my mechanic. The stuttering effect occured frequently, but 
it didn't stall out.

My mechanic tried to diagnose the problem (and fixed another unrelated issue), and I 
tried to take the car home for this weekend. The car reversed fine, but stalled FOUR 
TIMES when I tried to just get out of their driveway (this was literally stopped at the 
end of the driveway and waiting for traffic to clear; it took four restarts to get 
moving). I drove to first stop light, it died again, and I had it brought back to the 
mechanic to get looked at.

So in short: The problem started on Sat and got progressively worse over the last 
week.

Thanks for the assistance!

-- Joe

> Joe, Possible air flow meter adjustment and 02 adjustment.
> John Hervey
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Angell [mailto:jangell@xxxx]
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 1:50 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Car just won't stay running?
> 
> 
> 
> I'm having a very annoying problem with my DeLorean. It goes like this:
> 
> Start the car. Push on the gas pedal. Car goes off. Start the car.
> Push on the gas pedal again. Car goes off again. If you're lucky, you
> can get it just fast enough and it will keep running, at least until
> the next time you stop.
> 
> Reverse gear seems fine; I can back up OK (although I didn't back up
> far). The car stalled 4 times just trying to get it out of my driveway.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea what this could possibly be? Relays?
> Transmission? Anything?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- Joe
> VIN 767
> 
> 
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