[DML] Re: Manual Shifting questions

[tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Mike - In regards to the shifting question, I believe that you will 
have to adjust the shift cable.  Changing the length of the cable 
slightly moves the entire shift pattern back and forth laterally.  
The procedure can be found in the DMC shop manual on page F:07:01.  
Based on what I read there, you'll need to lengthen the cable 
slightly to move the shift lever stop pin to the left.  You should 
evaluate which direction that you need to adjust it based on the 
measurements and pin positions found in the manual.

The frequency valve probably isn't the source of the high idle.  I'd 
have a look at the idle speed motor, which can get gunked up inside 
and stick.  Many people have taken theirs apart and cleaned it up to 
make it work better, or you can simply replace it.  Of course, with 
these cute little silver cars, there are typically four or five 
possible sources for every symptom.  Most times, when the frequency 
valve fails, you can tell because it stops buzzing like an angry 
hornet.  I may be wrong in this, but I think that the car simply 
defaults to a rich condition when this valve quits working.

Toby Peterson  VIN 2248 "Winged1"  
DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
www.delorean-parts.com

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike Polzin" <MPolzin@xxxx> wrote:
> 1) The car shifts nicely through 1, 2, 3, 4 gears, but I can't get 
it into fifth. I I have a sneaky suspicion that there is something 
goofy with the shifter mechanism because when I push ot over to go 
into fifth the shifter is up against the top of the console and 
can't go any farther to the right... > 
> 2) Is there a way to test the frequency valve to see if it is 
working? The car idles around 2000 rpms. The screws on the intake 
are snugged down (they were not when I bought the car), and I tried 
adjusting the idle screw with no luck. She still idles high. I have 
pulled out the computer behind the drivers seat and swapped it with 
a known good one. When I unplug the frequency value while the car is 
running, there is absoloutely no difference in how it runs. I could 
not find any obvious vaccuum leaks.





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