Re: [DML] poor acceleration... maybe she's just sleepy.. fuel and etc.

[TheStash <TheStash@xxxx>]

Hi All,
I was searching the archives for the loss of power condition my D is
experiencing and I found this: (cut from the original note by James LaLonde
<krfds@xxxx>)

"every morning when i start her for the first time,
my delorean is a little hesitant. If I gun it or right
when i let the clutch back out between gears she
stutters and doesn't want to go.
Also... nearly all the time, there are spurts when
she's not as peppy- kinda just sluggish (like
couldn't out-race a pinto kinda sluggish)." <end of cut>

My car does the exact same thing. I don't think it's the fuel pump or
ignition because both of those were replaced by PJ Grady in February. He did
a full tune-up. I bought the car from Rob but I'd like to see if I can
trouble shoot it myself because I'm sure he's tired of my phone calls.
Although he'd never admit it. :)

The condition is getting worse. I get passed by trucks up hills.

After reading John hervey's response below I looked in the shop manuals for
the "warm up regulator" and don't see any reference to one. Could he mean
the "control pressure regulator"?

While looking around I notice a wire that was dangling at the front of the
engine (near the distributor -- I assume that's called the front). It has a
white two prong plug with three wires going to it. A fairly heavy gauge
black wire to one side and two lesser gauge black wires with blue stripes
going to the other. After a long hard look I found what looks like it's mate
tightly wire tied to a bundle of wires at the firewall. Do you think I
should plug them together? They look like they've been apart for some time.
I'm about to check my manuals to see if I can find out what they are all
about.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,

Tony Pistachio
#10781 STSSTEEL
Wappingers Falls, NY