[DML] Re: Car won't go over 1500 RPMs (and radio won't work)

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,

Right now it sounds like you're having the "shake down breakdowns" 
on a recently purchased car. I don't know how long you've owned it 
though...

David may be right, you may be experiencing hydraulic lock in the 
cylinders. You must be careful as you could bend a piston rod that 
way. Hopefully (and most likely) you haven't done so yet.

To over come this, pull the sparkplugs out, venting the cylinders to 
the air. THEN crank the engine over. The excess fuel will wash past 
the rings. While you have the plugs out, ensure that they aren't 
fouled with the milky/fuel mixture. Clean them up and put them back 
in.

Next, pour some Berryman's B-12 Chemtool in your tank with the fuel. 
(Call around to your local parts stores) I would then pull all of 
the injectors, and put them in clear glass soda/beer bottles. Jumper 
the RPM relay as you did before and push the airflow meter down and 
observe the injectors. This will flush the injectors as well as 
allow you to observe the spray pattern. I know they're new but 
there's no telling what junk is in them now after the milk/gas 
mixture.

Lastly, if the injectors spray a good atomized pattern and they make 
a "singing" sound, they're good. Reinstall the injectors. Check the 
tank again to make sure it's clean and then replace your fuel filter.

If you're stuck in CT and can't wait for one to arrive from a 
vendor, the local parts houses do stock them. The Puralator manuals 
in the stores even list it as being specificially for a DeLorean. 
It's not a Volvo cross-reference. Wild huh? Cost is $17.00.

Oh, don't forget to change your oil. Gasoline that has washed past 
the piston rings will dilute it and degrade its lubricating 
properties. Not to mention make it more inflammable.

Hopefully this will get you on the road.

Rich A. 
#5335
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Joe Angell <jangell@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all.  First off, thanks to everyone for the help in the past.  
I 
> really appreciate it.  Unfortunately, things have gone bad on me 
again.
> 
> I just drove from northern Vermont to Connecticut for 
Thanksgiving.  
> Besides a couple minor mishaps (headlight relay socket getting 
loose, 
> high beam fuse blowing out and MELTING in the fuse box), things 
went 
> well.
> 
[moderator snip]





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/