Re: [DML] help! No start problem for Rob.

[Richard Lew <evm2k@xxxx>]

Rob:

I had the same problem several years ago and did
everything you listed. But the thing I found was that
the plug at the firewall where all the wires go
through to the interior needs to be cleaned up. 
Apparently the connections were slightly corroded and
was killing the 12 volt to the ignition system
erratically. I took them apart and cleaned them with
some electrical spray & a very tiny wire brush. Once
that was done, everything started up and never had any
more problems. Try that. Good luck.

Richard



--- Robin Glebes <robglebes@xxxx> wrote:
> I've been having trouble getting my delorean
> started. I had been driving 
> and at a stop sign it stalled and would not restart.
> It had been running 
> rough that day, but it was running. I had it towed
> back to my house and 
> started checking it out.
> The things I checked were as follows:
> fuel system:
> -fuel pump output volume exceeded specs after the
> fuel filter
> -cold start valve sprays approximately five seconds
> -bypassing thermal time switch for fifteen seconds
> still did not start car
> 
> ignition system:
> -checked resistence of ballist resistors and
> ignition coil
> --ignition coil checked slightly high
> ----substituted a coil from another delorean and no
> change
> -checked spark at plug ends of wire for plugs 2, 3,
> 5, and 6
> --spark was orangish and arced about 3-sixtenths of
> an inch
> ---never pulled any plugs to look
> 
> with ignition on, but not cranking:
> --voltage at first ballist resistor is 12.4 volts
> --voltage at terminal 15 of coil was about 4.3 volts
> --condensor to ground showed over 1.5 megohms
> 
> -timing at cranking speed using plug six about ten
> degrees btdc
> --plug six was firing rarely(using intuction timing
> light)
> 
> Thanks for any help. Hopefully it's something
> obvious that I overlooked.
> -Rob
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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