Welcome, read my older lists for a full test on the idle speed etc.. Nick. jchapelhow <chapelhow@xxxx> wrote:Nick. Thanks for the tip! My friendly local garage are currently freeing up the brakes at the moment. I will get them to check the valve at the same time. John --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Nick Tomlinson <nickandkathryntomlinson@xxxx> wrote: > > Congratulations on your new purchase... > You may find the idle speed control valve is a little sticky. Remove it and clean it with carb cleaner and WD40 (finishing with carb cleaner) to free it up. It's on the top-left hand side on the engine with 2 rubber hoses connected to it and a 3 pin plug on the top (black I think). Held on with a single bolt. > Nick. > jchapelhow <chapelhow@xxxx> wrote:All. > > Greetings to you from another member of the club to finally take the > plunge and put his money where his dream was. > > I am very pleased to have taken delivery of MMG 287W, the now > infamous 'Isle of Man' car. John Whitehead has been the proud owner > for many years and regular subscribers to the club mag will know that > the car has been the mainstay of the 'On the forecourt' for quite > some time. > > Following several failed attempts, I acquired sufficient funds to buy > the car followning my 30th birthday. The re-named 'Boeing' (VIN 0737) > was given the Dave Howarth seal of approval on Saturday 29th March. > > I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to > all those who have suffered my relentless queries over the last > couple of months and their invaluable advice and endless patience. > Mark Bourne, Chris Parnham and Dave Howarth have given me a smooth > transition from associate member to 'happiest bloke in Lancashire'. > > Although I had been told about it, nothing really prepares you for > the amount of attention the car gets from other road users. > > Thus far I can report that the car is everything I ever dreamed of. > Since it has not been used regularly the brakes squeal, and the > parking brake is inopperable. Both easy fixes apparently... > > More interesting is the car's tendancy to choose how fast it wants to > go. She has no problem starting, or even staring when hot, however > under normal operation tends to run at an idle speed of >3000rpm. > Indeed at several points on the way home from Dave's I was doing > 40mph in forth without touching the accelerator. On Dave's advice I > disconnected the cold-start plug which made no difference. Several > restarts later and the problem settled down with an idle speed of > ~1000rpm. > > This may just be something that cures itself? In the meantime it > makes pulling upto traffic lights 'interesting' with it making me out > to be a 'boy racer' trying to get away first! > > Does anyone have key blanks to sell before I order them from the US? > > > Regards > > John Chapelhow > > Living the dream, driving a De Lorean (finally!!!) > DOC 19 : VIN 0737 : MMG 287W > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail - For a better Internet experience > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail - For a better Internet experience [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]