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Stupid Newbie
At what point can you safely assume you have a good seal? I've been a little nervous ever since doing my own work on them over Thanksgiving week, but I've put a couple hundred miles on since then and my car hasn't caught on fire yet. Before & after driving I'll sniff around by the fuel distributor and I don't smell any gas back there, can I stop worrying (or at least stop worrying quite as much)?
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President, DeLorean Industries
If you replaced the crush washers there shouldn't be a problem. They bed into the two mate surfaces and seal the connection point. Leaking banjos that are at least partially tightened seep and look wet around the connection. Its rare for one to be spraying every where unless the banjo was installed wrong from the start. This wouldn't become a problem a month later but more or less immediately.
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Stupid Newbie
Originally Posted by
Delorean Industries
If you replaced the crush washers there shouldn't be a problem. They bed into the two mate surfaces and seal the connection point. Leaking banjos that are at least partially tightened seep and look wet around the connection. Its rare for one to be spraying every where unless the banjo was installed wrong from the start. This wouldn't become a problem a month later but more or less immediately.
Thanks, I'll breathe slightly easier now. Still carrying around two fire extinguishers plus the BlazeCut just in case, haha...
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President, DeLorean Industries
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Senior Member
Originally Posted by
Chris 16409
Hervey had a kit also. I've looked for bulk buy but could not find any good deals. I bought a bunch from McMaster-carr but they are still pricey for just being a copper washer.
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Senior Member
Originally Posted by
DaraSue
plus the BlazeCut just in case, haha...
Do you have a pic of this installed? I'm curious how you fasten it to the engine cover.
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Stupid Newbie
Originally Posted by
Gregadeth
Do you have a pic of this installed? I'm curious how you fasten it to the engine cover.
There's one here: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?14...l=1#post207724
It attaches with zipties through the vents. Dave Tavres contacted the manufacturer recently and they confirmed what we already suspected which is that it won't be super effective in a vented/open space like our engine bay but I'm crossing my fingers that if something happens it'll buy me enough time to get a real extinguisher back there and maybe keep a couple grand worth of damage from turning into a complete smoking ruin.
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Senior Member
Originally Posted by
DaraSue
There's one here:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?14...l=1#post207724
It attaches with zipties through the vents. Dave Tavres contacted the manufacturer recently and they confirmed what we already suspected which is that it won't be super effective in a vented/open space like our engine bay but I'm crossing my fingers that if something happens it'll buy me enough time to get a real extinguisher back there and maybe keep a couple grand worth of damage from turning into a complete smoking ruin.
Cool, I didn't even realize there was a whole thread about it already. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by
DaraSue
It attaches with zipties through the vents. Dave Tavres contacted the manufacturer recently and they confirmed what we already suspected which is that it won't be super effective in a vented/open space like our engine bay but I'm crossing my fingers that if something happens it'll buy me enough time to get a real extinguisher back there and maybe keep a couple grand worth of damage from turning into a complete smoking ruin.[/QUOTE
Yuup same here.
Dave B.
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EFI'd
Here is how I did mine. I drilled small holes in the ribs underneath. Obviously I have extremely far less places that I can have a fuel leak, but I too have it as a "just in case" with hopes that it buys a moment to either get out or get the extinguisher ready.
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?13...l=1#post197273
Last edited by dn010; 01-17-2018 at 10:45 AM.
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