Dave M vin 03572
http://dm-eng.weebly.com/
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 2,734
My VIN: 01643
Club(s): (DCF) (DCO) (DCUK)
Heliarc welding is TIG welding. Now it typically just means you're using helium as the shielding gas instead of the more common argon. Either work fine; helium can help you pump more heat into the base metal for deep welds, but sometimes weld quality suffers. Helium-argon mixtures are also common.
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 749
My VIN: 6720
Club(s): (AZ-D) (LVDG)
Emptied my bank account, but 6720 is back on the road!
I have two kids (2 years old and 2 months old), so time is by far my most valuable and scarce commodity.
Rob Grady was back in Las Vegas and I had him do some work on my car. A tuneup, finish the clutch slave, replace the heater hoses and a fuel accumulator line (the fuel line was replaced by DMCCA exactly 6 years ago and it was already split/looked like garbage- Rob said it was an original hose, I'm not very happy about that), and my passenger door now opens and closes normally.
I took it out yesterday to get an emissions test and it felt GREAT to drive again. Such a pleasure.
Next step is to get the air conditioning recharged and replace the brake master.
Last edited by jackb; 11-12-2017 at 03:55 PM.
5 speed, grooved hood, grey interior (Nov '81)
QA1 coilovers, Delorean.eu LCA brackets, DPNW Poly swaybar bushings, DMCMW shock tower bar, Deloreana.com convex mirrors, DPNW Toby Tabs, DPI exhaust, C4 Corvette third brake light, PJ Grady tail light boards, Bitsyncmaster relays
Hi All, This weekend I wrapped up working on my transmission governor computer. I took it for a long drive with a fair amount of stop lights, and at least thus far it's shifting perfectly!
A big thanks to everyone who has posted info on that process, it was extremely helpful. I made a document detailing my own experience in case it could help anyone else down the road, or perhaps inspire someone to attempt the operation. I do not have an automotive repair background, so feel free to make fun of anything in the document
So happy to have that issue resolved... my car is powerful again!
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 2,405
My VIN: 01049
I discovered that it is SUPER easy to replace the rear brake hoses when there is no power train in the car.
-Mike
My engine twists my frame.
1981 DeLorean, Carb LS4 swap completed
1999 Corvette, cam/headers/intake manifold, 400 rwhp
2005 Elise, stock
2016 Chevy Cruze
Location: Gorham, ME
Posts: 31
Reinstalled the intake / replaced fuel lines / oil filter/ alternator / distributor cap / plug wires . Car seem to hold oil pressure fine, runs much better then before.
Found the Fan Relay in the fuse box was completely missing, bank account is starting to nervously look for away out lol.
Location: atlanta, ga, usa, earth, sol, milky way
Posts: 1,088
My VIN: 2072
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCUK)
Removed more Hervey junk from my car.
I hereby pledge to NEVER buy another part from John Hervey as long as I am a delorean owner.
DO NOT BUY SHOCKS FROM HERVEY.
Location: St Louis
Posts: 34
My VIN: 4846
Nullset, why would you not? Ill be buying them when I return so I am curious...
Location: atlanta, ga, usa, earth, sol, milky way
Posts: 1,088
My VIN: 2072
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCUK)
I have some damaged stainless due to Hervey's shocks. He won't stand by them. He won't honor his warranty. He'll leave you with a messed up car and bad parts.
If you do have a problem, he'll blame everyone else.
You might convince him to honor the warranty - he'll ask you to pull the part off and mail him one of them, then he'll "think about it" and "check with the factory".
I'm not the only one who's had this experience with John's parts. They're cheap, but now I've got to spend a few hundred in stainless repair. I should've gotten better parts to begin with.
I will NEVER buy another part from John. This is not the only Hervey part I've had fail, and he's never taken care of me as a customer.
I'd rather pay more to another vendor who will actually stand behind their parts, or find crossover parts if I can't.