Re: [DML] Re: Summer Heat, now hard starting Q

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

Robert,

The white colored hot start relay socket is already installed in your DeLorean, you will find it located at the rear most section of the electrical compartment attached to the main wiring harness bundle. Unfortunately there is no relay available to plug into the socket. You said that when you swap the cold start connector with the warm-up regulator the car starts fine, this is an indication that the time-temperature switch is defective.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert Rooney 
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 10:28 PM
Subject: [DML] Re: Summer Heat, now hard starting Q


In a way I'm kina glad to hear about this; it means I'm not the only 
one! I've been having the exact same problems that you have, but 
thought that it might be due to other factors on my engine. Warm 
temps in spring time: no problem. Summer heat: hard starting. If 
you're out some place and you need to leave in a hurry, swapping the 
cold start valve & the control pressure regulator plugs will get you 
going in a hurry. Now for the interesting part! If you turn to 
section D:01:15 of the workshop manual under Electrical Circuit 
Function, the last paragraph reads (bad punctuation included):
"The car is wired for a hot start relay. This relay can be installed 
if a hot starting problem is experienced in excessively hot regions 
of the country. When this relay is used is used, the cold start valve 
will inject intermittently durring cranking when engine is hot."
If anyone here knows how/where to install this relay, let us know. It 
would definately same me a bit of embarassment in the parking lot! 

-Robert
vin 6585




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