Happiest Day for a New Owner

[David T]

This last video was great showing how difficult it can be doing exhaust work. An acetylene torch is indispensable. If you must have this kind of work done, going to a shop that specializes in Deloreans is the way to go. Because they have the experience, tools and all the parts, even though they may charge a lot, it will be cheaper than anywhere else because they can do it much more efficiently and faster. I do have a tip that may help prevent the studs from breaking in the future. Besides using Anti-Seize (or Never Seize) make sure the holes for the studs in the manifolds are a little big larger than they need to be. It allows the manifold to expand and not put a lot of side stress on the studs. No matter how tight you make the studs the manifold will move and break studs. Once you break the studs the exhaust gases escape and then the manifold warps because it is no longer secured to the head. So when you fit the manifold up to the head make sure none of the studs are binding in the holes in the manifold. If necessary drill all the holes out just a little bit larger. The video also shows how all of the adjustments can be messed up because the root cause was never fixed. Because the CPR and idle motor didn't work, making adjustments to compensate for that did not "fix" anything. In fact it just caused more work when the bad parts were replaced. All of this very typical of most Deloreans. The hardest part of working on Deloreans (old cars) is having to deal with rotten hardware. Takes a LOT of time and patience.

[JBaker4981]

This is what happens when you prioritize putting lipstick on a pig rather than getting the car running