Re: Rough day on the Rally

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

For your clutch you should rebuild or replace the master cylinder. It
sounds like it is leakimg internaly and getting air inside. You may
also find the slave is going bad too. The brake fluid in the clutch
system (and the brake system) is supposed to be flushed and changed
every 2 years. It should be clear to slightly yellow, not dark and
thick. The recomended fluid is Castrol GTLMA DOT 4.
For the no start you really have to narrow down the system that is
malfunctioning. It usually comes down to spark or fuel. A general
"rule of thumb" is that failure without notice most often is
electrically based, running bad and then failure generally is fuel
system based. With this in mind see if there is any power at the fuel
pump, you didn't accidently knock the inertia switch (it is the recall
one with a white spot of paint on it, right?) and if the pump still
won't run check #7 fuse if it is blown or the fuse block melted. Too
bad about the rally. Nice story though. (I know I said fuel based
isn't sudden but the fuel system needs electric for the fuel pump).
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "schab932000" <schab932000@xxxx> wrote:
> I was 1 of 17 cars that showed up for the Ausitn Healy Rally 
> before the big car show on the 4th of October. 
> 
> I was the only Delorean on the course and with years of Rally 
> experience, felt I would be a strong contender with my dad as a 
> co-pilot.
> 
> Trouble began midway through. I was at a stop light and couldn't 
> get into first without some severe grinding. I knew something 
> was up, because the clutch pedal didn't feel right. I turned the car 
> off and put it in first, then started back up and went to a lot to 
> check things out. Everything looked good. Master cylinder was 
> full, no leaking I could see, but there did appear to be some fluid 
> around the cap. I wipped it clean, and replaced the cap. I got 
>