my fuel problems

[Soma576@xxxx]

Hey all,

this last week has been interesting. i have dismantled by entire fuel system 
from the distributer to the injectors, and from the tank to the metal fuel 
lines. i found i was missing a couple parts in the tank and i ordered new 
upper hoses, connectors, and some other goodies up there. 

the distributer was a difficult job. i couldn't get it off of the intake 
manifold so i just unscrewed the whole air meter top and took the thing to a 
machine shop yesterday after about 50 more attempts at loosening the screws. 
i soon found that i could see the pin that goes in the distributer from the 
bottom of the air meter. it wasn't moving like it should - it seemed to be 
stuck up in there because it wan't resting on the seesaw in there. well the 
guys at the shop had to use an impact screwdriver for about 15 minutes before 
they could loosen any screws. one of the hits i heard something go 'clink', 
which i imagine was the pin falling back down to where it should be. it was 
tough that in fact they wound up nearly splitting one of the screws in half 
it was so tight!! well they called over their two biggest guys and one guy 
turned a huge screwdriver and another guy held the air meter (which i put on 
styrofoam so they woudn't damage it) and FINALLY they turned the screws 
out!!! well the distributer shows absolutely no sign of corrosion inside of 
it from what i can see on the outside. the pin is in perfect shape, and it 
goes in very tightly, but once in, it just kinda 'floats' in there from the 
vacuum it makes. also i put it back together and now the pin goes up and 
down with the distributer. i think what happened is one of my amoco guys 
pushed the air meter down as far as it will go, and that pushed the pin up as 
high as IT can go - and it wasn't used to being that high so it caught way up 
there. 

here's what i am going to do now - i'll lube the pin up with WD-40 and put 
the whole fuel system back together with the new parts i have coming next 
week. check out my pressures and see what happens. if they are still all 
messed up, i'm sending my whole fuel system to grady for a flushing and 
evaluation.

what do you guys think?

Andy

Soma576@xxxx
1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
Fargo, ND 58102


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