Re: [DML] My Delorean Stopped Dead in the Water

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

Manually jump the fuel pump connections at the RPM relay and see if that
corrects the problem, if it does you have a defective RPM relay.

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DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com>
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----- Original Message -----
From: <gschroe@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:11 AM
Subject: [DML] My Delorean Stopped Dead in the Water


> I have been driving this car off and on for 15 years, and at last it
> stopped and I'm stuck on why. I drove it all night the day before,
> no real symptoms or issues, good gas, good battery. The Next day I
> drove it on the freeway and stopped at a light. It sputtered and
> died. Had to push it to safety, where I called the tow truck. Let
> it sit and tried to start it a few times with a wait in between to no
> avail. During the wait I looked at the fuel pump, the connections
> (two prong connector seemed a bit rough, so I did my best at cleaning
> that up. Tried again and it started. Made it about a block and it
> stopped again. Fuses all OK, no sign of electrical trauma. Had it
> towed and I'm contemplating replacing the fuel canister as a start.
> Any thoughts anyone has would be appreciated.