Well at least yours is running! Mine didnt start, and when we did get it started, it would barely move thanks to a dead automatic gearbox which has been replaced with a nice refurbished manual one! The drivers door had to be replaced The starter motor gave in The brakes gave up the battle too Electrics werent the greatest Bumpers were a sore sight But, everything is coming together nicely, and I wouldnt swop or sell the car for anything. The experience of fixing the car has helped me gain friends in the club and even get closer to my family because of the amount of time spent together working on it. It can be frustrating, but its a good craic! (irish word) Its a 25 year old car, be prepared! Good luck Thomas Mc Auley Vin #4087 Belfast p.s. ITS WORTH IT IN THE END delorean6859 <tmadsop@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I haven't posted in a little while on #6859, mostly because I have been traveling so much I haven't had a whole lot of time to work on her. When I do, it is usually at 3AM. The neighbors think I operate a Myth lab in the garage and my wife is losing her patience. Don't laugh.....I may be sleeping on YOUR couch. Let me first start by thanking Mike Pack for coming out to my house a few weeks ago and giving the car a once over with his dad while I was 1000 miles away for work! Here's a synopsis of the problems and what I have found. The good thing is I think I've identified all of the problems and their root cause. (Remember, this car is "Excellent...needs nothing....according to the seller on ebay): The car sounding like it was trailing "just married" cans behind it during deceleration. A check of the engine compartment showed the idle mixture screw anti-tamper cover had been removed and replaced with a plastic plug. In law enforcement we call that "a clue". Well, that puppy was WAY rich. I dialed it back and have since fixed that. The racing idle, I suspect is being caused by the o2 sensor being fouled by the constant rich mixture. I will be replacing that shortly. I don't think it is a vacuum leak since I also replaced all of the vacuum lines anyway. The rubbing of the rear tires = I think a result of running tire pressure WAY low. The noise from the right rear during hard cornering = a result of the car being lowered with Eabach springs. The clamp for the CV boot is hitting a metal shield underneath the car during hard corners. I am in the process of grinding the shield back a little bit to provide some clearance. I will eventually be replacing (upgrading) the shocks and the upper and lower coil links since the bushings look pretty rough. The front tire rubbing is a combination of low tire pressure and the lower speedo cable not being secured. I went through the relays just to look at their condition and found a curious thing, two relays zip tied together. Like an idiot, I cut the zip tie and pulled the relays to look at them. One of the relays was the lambda the other one was........I don't remember. Bottom line is after doing this, the car wouldn't start. A little reminder, I bought this car from a guy who was a mechanic and he claimed he was using the money for him to open a shop. I now think I supported his drug habbit for a few weeks, because instead of replacing a relay, he found the exact position where the relay would work and zip tied it there!!! New relays are in the mail. I also replaced the headliner to remove the large grease spot from the previous owner. (Man, I hope he reads these posts) The BAD thing is the transmission. Simple problem + cheap part = major repair bill. The second gear fork pin is broken resulting in an intermittant problem with shifting into second gear. Looks like the transmission is going to need to be dropped and cracked open to repair. I'm not sure I have the stones to try that one....so I may have to bite the bullet. That will probably be one of the last things fixed, unless someone in the DC/Maryland area is comfortable enough to walk me through it some day. (I'll buy unlimited beer and whatever, I mean WHATEVER you want to eat for the day if you help me with that one)Coincidently, I found a receipt for that very part in the car dated just a few days prior to my picking it up from the seller, leading me to believe he knew about the problem, attempted to repair it, but decided against it. I'm actually glad he didn't fix it, he probably would have had left over parts anyway. I've gotten to the point where I don't even want to look at Stainless Steel appliances right now. Let my experience be a lesson to anyone looking at a Delorean.....LOOK AT EVERYTHING! If something seems out of place, LOOK CLOSER! 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