[DML] Re: Engine compartment latch?

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louvers are not secure -- are supposed to latch to a little metal U
bolt on the engine cover, released from outside the vehicle.

Engine cover itself is supposed to latch via a little eye bolt to a
mechanism behind the rear fascia, in the general vicinity of the
license plate but not accessible by removing it (it is accessible by
removing the driver tail light however). That "switch" is really just
a grab handle on the operating cable.

This is how a complete setup should look:
http://www.pjgrady.com/partcat_detail.asp?m=102&t=Engine+Compartment+Cover
http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewDir.asp?PageID=95&PageCat=8%2DFrame+and+Body

As you can see, both Rob and Houston sell whatever pieces you are missing.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Rydholm" <ebondefender@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Howdy fellow DeLorean owners/fans,
> One other thing I was wondering about is the engine cover and louvre 
> compartment. My DeLorean has no catch or latch to keep the 
> compartment securely shut. And like the manual shows, there is a pull 
> switch behind my driver's seat that is supposed to pop the "boot" or 
> in this case, rear hood. However, due to the combined weight of the 
> sunshade and engine cover, I never have to worry about it popping up 
> even when I'm on a bumpy, dirt road. But am I missing a piece that 
> goes back there or what?
> (The funny thing is, my other car has the exact opposite of a 
> problem: the hood is pretty much jammed shut and jury rigged to open 
> via what's left of my hood release cable! Murphy's law. >_<)
> -John








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