It was unbelievably difficult to take a Vitesse model apart and make a scale replica of the factory maze of ground jumper wires, using super thin black thread (to accurately represent undersized wire gauge of a real car), but the final result is impressively complex. Too bad it prematurely killed the miniature fuel pump motor. Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@...> wrote: > > I must chime in and say this carbureted Delorean is not mine. I have > had zero fuel pump problems since I ran a direct ground connection > from my battery to my fuel pump. I've logged at least 3k miles since > then, including a drive to/from Seans house (an hour north of Atlanta) > all the way from Baton Rouge. Even if my fuel pump dies again, I > probably won't be doing the coke bottle trick since I carry a spare > fuel pump. > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:02 PM, content22207 <brobertson@...> wrote: > > That actually is a DeLorean with a Nissan engine and a dead onboard computer. The carbureted DeLorean shows up as a little silver blur at 3:18. Its fuel pump is acting up, but the owner is still able to drive his car a mile at a time by simply refilling the bowl manually from a scale model Coke bottle. > > > > Bill Robertson > > #5939 > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/