Mick Is that ineer door seals you need ? I have a cross ref set up for sale @ £30 for both sides And can get more if anyone else needs new inner seals!!! Paul #6463 --- mick_kerfoot <mick_kerfoot@xxxx> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I just thought I'd let you all know whats going on > with 551. > > After the engine bay fire, Jinx (551)has had all the > wireing looms > etc replaced. (Thanks to Dave Howarth) The fuel > lines that melted > have now been made out of stainless steel braided > pipes. All ht's etc > are new. Took it to the local bosche specialist who > checked it out. > The metering head was totally blocked in 3 outlet > ports, the warm up > regulator was did nothing but look pritty, The > idling ecu was faulty, > cold start circuit didn't work and the fuel pump > needed re > positioning.lower in the chassis. (It no longer > lives in the tank). > > I have replaced the metering head and warm up > regulator, sorted the > idle ecu, changed the fuel filter and repositioned > the pump. It now > idles but doesn't like being revved unless you give > it a drink of > petrol down the air intake then it revves great and > smoothly untill > the fuels gone. then it pops and bangs untill you > let it idle. > > It's fuel starvation I am sure. My thoughts are that > it's the fuel > pump (non Bosche) not upto delivering the correct > amount of fuel at > the right pressure to let the engine do much more > than idle. > > I am sure it's nothing tho do with the Lambda > circuit as Jinx, no > longer has any Lambda bits in it. > > Any thoughts? > > I have now repaired the drivers electric window > mechanism and door > lock. The only electrical faults are now the temp > sender, and need to > source a fuel sender unit. > > Other bits I need are windscreen (£50 deposit on one > of Daves) a new > head lining, and to source the metal heat shield > that holds the > bottom of the rear bumper to the chassis. > Oh and new door seals Jinx leaks like a sivve. > > Mick Kerfoot VIN 551 (Jinx) > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to > the group are assumed public and may be printed in > the club magazine ** > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com