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

["BRUCE BENSON" <delornut@xxxx>]

The connections at the fuel pump involve three different metals.
Electrolysis isn't unusual at that spot. Swathing the connections, after
they're tight, with di-electric silicone seems to be the best answer.

Bruce Benson

> It should not surprise anyone to learn that our fuel pump connectors are
> wearing out. My car did the same thing earlier this year. I thought it
> was the inertia switch, but it turned out to be the electrical
> connections to the fuel pump. They do not last forever. My advice is to
> cut the wires, go to a hardware store, and buy some sort of strong
> connector to replace it.
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> Everyone should probably replace this connection in the next few years.
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> - Mike Substelny
> VIN 01280, 7 years
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