What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[Bitsyncmaster]

Is there a how-to for cleaning your idle motor? I'm sure mine can use a little love.

I just spay some solvent into the open valve and give it some hard twisting so the valve moves. You could put a few drops of thin oil onto the valve parts after.

[nkemp]

I sprayed carb/MAF cleaner & then penetrating oil into mine. I also have a pigtail that I use to exercise the motor full CW & CCW. As I recall, the center pin is 12Vdc and tapping either of the other two to ground moves it CW or CCW. Do not wire in any other configuration or failure may result.

If it is particularly gunked up, plug an end and let the penetrating oil sit and do its thing.

Anyone have any other methods?

[OZ DMC]

First thing to do is clean your idle motor. Then if you can back off your curb idle screw (lower screw) that makes the idle motor run a little more open. The idle motors get the most torque at the half open point and the torque falls off as it approaches full open or full closed.

Thank you Dave. Sorry I was slow to respond (PC issues).

[OZ DMC]

I sprayed carb/MAF cleaner & then penetrating oil into mine. I also have a pigtail that I use to exercise the motor full CW & CCW. As I recall, the center pin is 12Vdc and tapping either of the other two to ground moves it CW or CCW. Do not wire in any other configuration or failure may result.

If it is particularly gunked up, plug an end and let the penetrating oil sit and do its thing.

Anyone have any other methods?

Thank you nkemp

[OZ DMC]

I am slowly working through the renovation program for 2065 here in Australia - steering, front brakes, door locks, window motors etc. While the car is running very well it does have a noticeable idle "hunt" most evident when hot - Revs up and down between 850 to 1,400. (BTW, the engine is standard 2.8 Kjet)

I strongly suspect a vacuum leak but before I start pulling things apart I thought I would ask for commentary or advice.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

OZ DMC
DMC81

I may be able to answer my own question with this link:-

http://www.k-jet.org/articles/inform...ging-guide/#41

Enjoy

[81dmc]

Grounded the steering column in preparation for my horn slip ring.
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[DMC-81]

Today, I finished removing the top door seal brackets to put new seals on them. Drilling 16 rivets out with the outer door skin in close proximity was stressful. I got it done though by taking my time and measuring clearances, plus following an online guide which was great. I am trying to do this job without completely removing the T panel which is glued securely in the middle.

Carefully lifting the rear portion of the T panel slightly..
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I put a 3/8" clear vinyl hose over the torsion bars and further protected the area with a towel. One rivet drilled out..
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And so on until all rivets were done. I slid the seal bracket down slightly. Then closed the door. I used a pick through the holes in the bracket to slide the seal unit rearward and under the T panel. Then I had the bottom half of the rivets to deal with.
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I carefully drilled them just enough so they would drop in the door cavity..
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Old crusty seals and new ones..
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I also noticed the my striker guides had some rusty screw heads..
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I took them off, cleaned and re-grained the guides and installed SS equivalent screws...
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Much better looking..
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Next weekend I'll install the new seals.

[toyotafreak88]

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I went to my first auto show. It was a special olympics charity thing.

While I love the car I'm not much for dealing with strangers so I sat a few cars away.....

What a car to own for a guy like you, eh? LOL.

I understand though. How do you do when you're approached filling up or in a parking lot?

Finished my white door LED lights:
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Blog Post: http://www.16908.info/?p=3008

BEAUTIFUL. Do you ever drive roads with those underglow lights on?

I think in Cali I'd be screwed. It's too bad these aren't really road legal AFAIK.

I like the BTTF feel it gives without actually converting anything. I might have to do something like this when I get a D. I don't really fancy the idea of all that stuff hanging off a car I'd probably enjoy driving to more than car shows and it's nice to see cars that remind me of the movie car without actually being one. Looks great!

[BABIS]

I got it done though by taking my time and measuring clearances, plus following an online guide which was great.

Can you share the guide?

[DMC-81]

Can you share the guide?

Sure! It was written by John Spangler. http://www.johnspangler.com/DMC/roofseals.html

Not completely removing the T panel was my only deviation. I'll see if that works when I install the new ones.
I also measured the clearances and put them in photo comments on my interior restoration album if that helps any.