--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "nedferbel" <washingtonisland@xxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have had my DeLorean since 1998 and have never had a cold or hot > starting issue in the past. Lately it has sat idle longer than usual > due to being out of town for several months over the summer. When > starting it, it wants to turns over for a few seconds, then die. If I > crank too much, the smell of fuel is evident, so I don't think there > is a fuel pump issue (or at least fuel is getting to the engine). When > this happens, I can let it sit a minute, try again, then it turns over > a little but will not stay running. > Now, here's the interesting part. Whenever I remove fuse #7 from the > fuse box (fuel pump, lambda sensor, etc.) the car will run longer > until it runs out of the fuel that was originally pumped before the > fuse was removed. > It seems as if the car is getting too much fuel and unable to burn it > as fast as the fuel pump is delivering it, thus flooding it to a stop > each time. It seems the plugs are fine since it does run on it's > minimum dose of fuel. > The plunger in your fuel distributor is stuck take out the 3 screws on top of the FD and lift it up and pull out the plunger dip it in acetone & clean it thorougly and when you put it back it has to gravity drop out by itself but remember this is an extremely accurate and precision fit,one little acratch can ruin it.there's a small o ring under the FD, best to put a new one in there when reassembling. Manny Sajiun To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/