Did you straighten out those two wires? (I emailed you a pic yesterday.)
Did you straighten out those two wires? (I emailed you a pic yesterday.)
Location: Columbia SC
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My VIN: 1597
Hey,I never got a email. Figured you were busy this weekend.
"Owning a Delorean is like frying bacon naked."
Location: Sunfield, Michigan, USA
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My VIN: 1798
Not understanding exactly what broke, but those are all just standard crimp on female spade connectors. If you're saying that the little brass 'y' adapter broke, I'd personally just eliminate it by simply putting both wires into the single spade connector, as opposed to having two hang off that resistor end - a blue should give you enough room, but if you find the the fit tight, you could up it to a yellow. The black plastic cover thing is of no consequence - in fact, I kind of hate those things...
Never to busy for you bro! ;-)
I suspect the reason it is not starting is that the ground supply wire came off of the block somehow. Then, when you fixed that, you knocked the ground wire off of the engine bay light switch and put it on the ballast resistor prong that sticks straight out, a dead short. That is how you let the smoke out of it. It probably didn't hurt anything else, but it could.
Check your email again and look at the pic. You have my number ;-)
EDIT: Fix this and then get back on the fuel. Post up here..a lot of good ideas w/o the BS so far
Last edited by Ron; 04-06-2014 at 10:55 PM.
Location: Sunfield, Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,444
My VIN: 1798
Location: Columbia SC
Posts: 308
My VIN: 1597
Na Na I am entitled to one really stupid screw up on the D. This was done AFTER the car would not start. However I have no shame so here is what I did. I was checking the resistor connectors and saw a pair of black wires that went to a female connector covered by that stock black plastic cover. It was right below the resistor as if it had fallen off so I hooked it to the resistor.Well guess what? It dont go there Burned up the black wires and did some damage to the 1st inch or so of the yellow and blue connected to the resistor that goes to the relay mounted on the firewall behind the drivers head.
So now we know the rest of the story. The 2 wires that connect to the top right of the resistor I broke earlier today when again testing connections. Again done AFTER the car would not start.
"Owning a Delorean is like frying bacon naked."
Location: Sunfield, Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,444
My VIN: 1798
Location: Columbia SC
Posts: 308
My VIN: 1597
Just a update for future generations and those helping me.
I redid the connectors to the resistor. Pulled a plug and imo the spark looked weak. I am no spark expert but it was not one of those "oh crap turn it off" blue crackling sparks. More like a static discharge,yellowish clear spark.
ok on to the next step... Sprayed a 1-2 second squirt of starter fluid and the engine immediatly started and ran 3 seconds and then shut off.
And as a reminder. I have pulled a injector earlier and it was spraying a nice mist so the engine appears to be getting fuel.
So thats where I am. Got some spark,engine started using fluid.....
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Have you tried stepping on the gas when you start it. Just asking because I never have to do that.
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