I've always wondered - thank you for this!
Picked up the new meter last week... dwell setting now reads a value. Nice! Thank you both so much for responding here.
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I've always wondered - thank you for this!
Picked up the new meter last week... dwell setting now reads a value. Nice! Thank you both so much for responding here.
That makes perfect sense, thank you. Should dwell have read anything? I should have a new meter tomorrow to compare against.
Jumped the RPM wires and tried the meter (FV was buzzing loudly before I d/c the bulkhead connection) - 0 on dwell, 0 on RPM, but a decent reading on voltage - nearly half of the needle movement. Bad...
Thank you both very much, I will try these suggestions asap. -Something- is coming through, as the needle moves a bit on the RPM and Volts settings as a mentioned.
I'm thinking my Actron meter may be dead. I'm troubleshooting an open loop issue and when I try the above test (car off, RPM relay wires jumpered) I hear the FV buzzing, but connecting the meter to...
Sorry to resurrect, but mine has these on the rear / quarter panel glass sections -- two on top, two on bottom on each side. Well, except one at the bottom of one of the windows has broken off and...
I'll give this a go tonight-- thanks!
I think I've been through most of this.
Tank was completely cleaned out, new fuel pump installed... new fuel filter. Fuel with cleaner/stabilizer has been run through the system. Injectors spray...
It's finally been warm enough for me to start working on my car again.
I took a valve cover off and all of the head bolts were extremely tight. A torque wrench set to 50 ft. lbs didn't budge any...
Are there any recommended products here? The ones I've seen on Amazon appear to need access to the top of the radiator.
Thank you!
I don't know if the motor was ever overheated by a PO, but I've owned it 10 years and it's run reliably until now. The screen on the oil filter is still there! Seems to be in good condition.
I'll...
It held! And no needle wiggles.
I just used a rental from an auto parts store. I don't think there was an issue here-- I felt as though it was holding pressure reasonably well.
I did this and there was no jump in pressure....
The current plugs were all very black (at least the part in the combustion chamber). They looked ever so slightly shiny so I couldn't tell if it was carbon or oil. I would guess carbon. None of them...
OK, will do! This sounds like a great idea.
Since it was quite a bit of white smoke, it is still a possibility that coolant is getting into a cylinder. Would this show on the spark plugs?
I'm pretty sure it's not oil since its so white, but I'm not positive.
If its valve guides, is that something that might be fixed with a fuel cleaner additive? Maybe to remove some gunk there? Or...
Hello all,
Any suggestions on the next step from here?
I've had my car around 10 years and recently I let it sit for 4-6 months. It had been mechanically reliable until then.
Initially it...
Results are in! When I pumped the DeLorean's coolant system up to 14 psi, it dropped 1 psi after 15 minutes, 2 more at 30 minutes, and 4 more at the 90 minute mark.
Thoughts? I think this sounds...
I didn't think "overfilling" it would hurt the engine. I'm just wondering if there's a correlation to this smoking-not-starting issue and the fact that I filled the tank more than usual.
As for...
Indeed-- notable even! :)
Now that I think of it, the last time I filled the coolant reservoir was one of the first times I've filled the bottle up more than 1/3 of the way. It's back to 1/3...
I wholeheartedly agree-- that's why I'm here. =)
Thank you for the write-up. I'll see if I can knock this one out this weekend!
"Notable" is used subjectively here in the same manner as...
Thank you Robert! These are good to know.
1) I'll look up how to pressure check the cooling system.
2) Good to know about locking up the engine. I knew it took a lot of water, but the smoke I...
The WUR and the idle speed motor were next on my list to check out (when it was just a rough start issue)!
I'm in Texas so it wasn't cold... it was probably about 85 outside. When I say "white...
Interesting-- do you happen to know of the best way to test/check to see if this is a fuel system problem or a head gasket problem?
I've checked the resistances across the thermotime switch, and...
I have not checked the mixture with a dwell meter. At this point I'm guessing I can't since it won't start up and run, right?
The car hasn't been driven enough, and the gas is a bit old. I don't...