Washer for the electrical connection on the pump? --- On Mon, 8/13/12, JP Hindin <jplist2008@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: JP Hindin <jplist2008@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [DML] Re: New member introduction... and fuel tank query - conclusion > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, August 13, 2012, 5:23 PM > > > I finished up the fuel tank work over the weekend. I used a > hand-pump and > pumped the tank dry, swabbed it out, and then used Scotch > Brite to clean > up the grounding rod/vent tube. I also redid the wiring to > the pump since > it was pretty shoddy after several craptacular splice jobs. > > This is what I found in the tank: > http://kiwigeek.com/cars/delorean/DSC_9127.JPG > > Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what the washer comes > from? It is too > small to fit over the bolt in the tank that secures the > baffle. > > My next project is another DeLorean classic - cold start > problems. She's a > real pig to start, but once running idles quite nicely, and > will restart > warm without complaint. So I'm off to test the coldstart > valve and > thermotime switches this week. > > Thanks, all. > > - JP > > On Mon, 6 Aug 2012, Welmoed wrote: > > Hi JP, > > > > Welcome to the group of DeLorean owners. > > I'll try to be short in my replies: > > - maintenance cover screws: they are available from the > various DMC locations (if I'm correct: 5mm type, no longer > original though). > > - fuel tank gunk: that's a cleaning job that can be > performed with the tank in place. Do a search on "cleaning > fuel tank" here, or on DMCTalk and you will find a lot of > useful info. > > - AFAIR, the rod in the tank is to prevent sparks from > static build-up. This rod supposedly is brass, but I'm not > sure of that. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, > JP Hindin <jplist2008@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Good morning all; > > > > > > My name is JP and I am, as of Friday, a first-time > DeLorean owner. I have > > > purchsed chassis #4157, with (if you trust the > odometer) 6043 miles on the > > > clock. I am the fourth owner, the previous owner > was my wife's grandfather > > > who purchased the vehicle in the early 90s. The > car has spent this period > > > mostly in storage, with sporadic trips out of a > nice garage. I spoke to a > > > mechanic who went through the entire fuel system > last year so I know > > > someone has worked on it recently, however I'm not > entirely confident of > > > their skillset, and naturally I wanted to be > certain it was all in tip-top > > > shape myself. > > > > > > Saturday morning - I removed the tyre, pulled the > MDF cover (which is > > > missing all its bolts), and discovered a complete > bodge-job. The wiring to > > > the pump has been very badly repaired (the +12v > had literally three pieces > > > of wire spliced in). Upon removing the pump I > found the rubber seal it > > > lives inside is torn, although not too badly. And > the tank is full of, no > > > surprises, gunk. > > > > > > After draining the tank I've discovered that > something in there is > > > -rusting-, which is where all this crap is coming > from. I've removed the > > > sender, of which the tip is a little rusty, but > inside the tank, > > > apparently under the smaller hose next to the fuel > inlet hose, there is > > > some kind of metal rod that reaches into the back > of the tank. I -think- > > > this smaller hose goes to the vapor canister, but > I cannot work out what > > > this metal rod belongs to. The break-out pictures > on DeLorean.com's part > > > store don't show it, nor does my 'DMC-12 theory > manual' (or whatever you > > > call the book that tells you how it operates). > > > > > > Can someone explain to me what this thing is and > how to remove it, and > > > what to replace it with? Obviously it's only going > to continue filling the > > > tank with garbage until I get it spruced up. > > > > > > Thank you very much to all; > > > > > > - JP > > > Hampton, Iowa > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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/dmcnewsYahoo! 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