Re: [DML] Re: Gas leak

[Aaron King <floodle@xxxx>]

Group,

Thanks for your responses. Mark and I figured out that the gas was not 
leaking from the copper washers, but from the place where the hose meets the 
cold start valve. The hose seems to come off that barb thing rather easily 
too. So now I need a new hose I guess. Does anyone know of a 
cross-reference for this hose (part# 102348 I believe)? I'll get it from a 
DeLorean vendor if I have to, but I'd rather not pay $41.61 for this short 
length of hose. Also, to install it, do I just jam the hose on the end of 
that thing sticking out of the cold start valve? I noticed that they don't 
have a hose clamp or anything, so do they self-seal or something?

Thanks!

Aaron King
Bothell, WA
vin#1217


On Friday 30 August 2002 09:37 am, jtrealtywebspannet wrote:
> It is rare that the hose will leak where the barb connects to it. If
> it is leaking the hose is too short to repair. You cannot cut off the
> barb and reinsert it without the hose being too short. You will have
> to replace the hose. Before you do that it is possible that the bolt
> holding the barb onto the cold start valve has loosened. Before
> tightening it though you should replace the 2 copper gaskets. If you
> don't have any a trick I have used is to heat the old ones up to
> anneal them so they can be reused. After annealing they are softened
> and when you reinstall them they are "work hardened" again. If they
> are not deformed in shape or size this can be done repeatedly. You are
> correct in not taking any chances with a fuel leak, with the pressures
> in the system any leak can become a miniature blow-torch.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757