Super SEDOC Tech Day: Ultra Championship Edition

[ccurzio]

Everyone who has confirmed as either a "Yes" or a "Maybe" should have received the details for this event via PM a week ago or sooner. If you still need details, let me know as soon as you can!

I also went ahead and bought a bike brake/gear cable kit.

[Mike S]

Chris,

Thanks for hosting the tech session today, it is always great to spend time with other DeLorean owners.

Mike S.

[ccurzio]

Thanks, Mike. And thanks to everyone who came out. Special thanks to Ben and Ron for your invaluable assistance in getting my window motors installed. (Hope you enjoy your motors, Ben!) Thanks to everyone else who assisted as well. I very literally couldn't have done it without you guys.

So late last night while Ron and I were finishing up on the doors, we discovered that my car no longer started. Once again my mind went directly to that damned fuel pump, even though the battery was a possibility since voltage was low and the car had been open pretty much the entire day. I went ahead and bought a battery charger today (since I wanted one anyway and they're good to have around) but when I got home I went ahead and started my inspection of the fuel pump before even taking the battery charger out of the box.

I have discovered not only why my car will not start, but very likely the source of ALL my recent problems with this thing.



In case you can't tell, the yellow wire for the fuel pump isn't connected to anything. While I was fiddling with the wires and down under the pump cap, the wire pulled right off the terminal. The whole shebang is corroded to hell and back down there, and the yellow wire was just barely connected as it was. A simple and light pull on the wire to move stuff out of the way snapped the connection entirely. As a temporary test I jammed it back into the end of the terminal and secured it as best I could, jumped back in the car and cranked it. Started right up.

So at least one of my fuel pump power connections is massively intermittent, causing power failures in delivering fuel. Yeah, that'll stop a car from running or starting real damn quick.

Dearest Houston: Please please please send me my new pump/sender combo unit ASAP! I'm not going to take my existing pump apart just to re-solder a poor terminal connection. If I remove this fuel pump from the car, it's staying out permanently.

[Mark C]

Good session and good burgers. Thanks Chris!

[Ryan]

No one has posted any pics yet, so here are a few I took.

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[Dangermouse]

I'm confused. Why did someone send Ryan pics of the event for him to post here?

And that's the first time I have seen a pic of Sean at an event without a DMC themed t-shirt. He is truly stepping away.

Really sorry I couldn't make it.

[ccurzio]

And that's the first time I have seen a pic of Sean at an event without a DMC themed t-shirt.

Look closer.

[Dangermouse]

lol.

I looked at the pics on my phone last night so it just looked like a generic black T.

[Ryan]

Really sorry I couldn't make it.

Yes Dermot, you are now the new Ryan.

[Dangermouse]

Yes Dermot, you are now the new Ryan.