how to clean fuel lines

[Soma576@xxxx]

Hey guys,

well here's what i'm going to do next. i need a new fuel pump for sure, so 
i'm going to order a new one, plus a new suction hose. i'll get the newer 
pump because i know that that one works with my fittings and stuff. i'm a 
little skeptical with this older one i'm using. 

in the mean time, i think i should start removing my fuel lines in the engine 
compartment one by one and getting them cleaned and checked for blockage or 
twisting or something crazy like that. i would like to remove every flexible 
fuel line from the car that i can get to. no way do i want to touch those 
metal ones under the car though. that would be a lot of work, unless there's 
an easy way to flush them out that someone knows of. how about the flexible 
fuel hoses under the car? are those worth the trouble of removing and 
checking? if i were to jack the car up and take them off, which hoses could 
be problems? as i look in the parts manual, i can't really tell which hoses 
near the accumulator could be at fault. which parts numbers or ID#'s on the 
DeLorean Houston site should i check out? then i'll have to get some brass 
clamps i suppose. 

finally, if i were take each fuel hose out of my engine compartment, what's 
the best way of cleaning them, and making sure they are clean? with the 
fittings on, you can't really see through them..... there must be some kind 
of a cleaner that you can soak the hose in safely or something. or maybe just 
compressed air? i don't know, tell me!

any other thoughts along these lines are more than welcome.

Andy



Soma576@xxxx
1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
Fargo, ND 58102


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