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think i found the cold squeal at 10:30 last night (cause why not work on the car right before going to bed). alternator belt had over 1" of deflection. adjusted the alternator to tighten that up (which is an unnecessary pain in the ass if you ask me with the stock adjuster bracket, thanks Volvo).
When i fired up the car this morning to go to the local Cars & Coffee meet, it fired up with no squeal. hopefully that was it and the noise is no more going forward.
I pulled my old accumulator out last night and decided to cut it open to see what was inside.
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I took a hacksaw to it and carefully pried open the case while it was clamped to my vise. Eventually the spring let go and shot out.
Today, I gave up on trying to repair the engine, and started looking for a replacement.
Today I replaced the stock nylon clutch line with DMC's SS braided replacement.
installed DMCH's cold air "performance" intake during my lunch hour (the beauty of working from home). tested the inlet valve with my heat gun. it does work and open the valve in it, but holy crap did it need to get hot before it started letting "cool" air in via the pontoon. cant wait to take the car out for a spin now to see if i notice any difference.
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Yeah that valve is useless. The car is better served with the "cold air" intake.Quote:
Originally Posted by novadmc
Sent 10372 off to it's new owner on Friday and got 4728 in my garage on Saturday to begin disassembling stuff.
Tonite I removed both seats, passenger side valve cover and driver side front caliper.
I poured water into the intake valley so that it was filled above the level of the little casting fins -- or whatever they're called.
Replaced my front springs with with DPI lowering springs, after a few days its really starting to settle and looks WAY better and feels better too. While I was in there I replaced the old front control arm bushings (lower) and found out my front driver side are was badly bent so no point to replace the bushing but the other side was no problem (used a large socket to push the old one out).. So now im looking for a replacement arm and boy are they expensive, I might have to find a decent used one or DPI has nice refurb arms...UGH.. I did do the safety recall for the sway bar brackets .. nice. All in a days work.
-Strained my brain trying to think of what I'm forgetting to add to my parts order.
-Vacuumed the carpets in preparation for their removal this weekend.
-Paced around the car a few times to build a positive-energy field.
Last week I began the chore of replacing my head liner. First thing I touched went south, the first screw on visor broke off. Upon removing both visors and the overhead light I was able to see the 4 small plates that holds the visors on. They were eaten up with rust. I ordered a sun visor repair kit from DPI and replaced the rusted plates with new stainless plates. The head liner was easy thanks to a very detailed write up from our late departed friend Warren, even in death he is still helping the Delorean family. Head liner easy, sunvisor was a pia. Andy Blackmon 03513
I found mine. I put a deposit down on 1121 at Midwest today. I feel as though I've taken the first concrete step towards fulfilling a longtime dream.
Awesome....congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Thats a nice early DMC!!
Wonderful! You will be happy you took the time to find the right one rather than just jumping on the first you saw. I'll be moving back to Maple Grove in November, looking forward to seeing this car!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Did you try rubbing a balloon on it to see if it would stick? ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rich_NYS
Brought 3922 back home on Wednesday. Worked with Dave (sdg3205) on my car to redo the breaks (rebuild) and we noticed that the master leaked over the frame. So we dropped the tank.
In the end we completed the following (Dave doing a lot of that)
- cleaned frame and repainted first with POR-15 and then colormatch
- cleaned tank and replaced fuel pump with DMCH fuel pump system
- build water redirection shield so water from windshield is not poured onto the new pump when it is raining (remember: I am in the Pacific NorthWest)
- cleaned and painted LCAs with POR-15
- bead blasted rusted sway bar and painted it
- installed calliper rebuild kits and hooked system back up
- replaced master cylinder
- bead blasted break booster and painted it
- painted frunk with SEM black
Car drives and breaks great! Finally I can see how much gas I have in my tank. Whoa! :thumbup:
Sorry to hear that. I have a broken DeLorean, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by vps3922
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Originally Posted by farrar
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lmao..!
Finished removing, and began cleaning the headliners.
Removed the closing plate for cleaning & POR-15. I'm really missing 10372 tonight, the closing plate was nice & clean....not like this one:
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Volker (vps3922) and I were cruising in 3205 after 6 months of storage and we could smell burning brakes.
The front left rim was hot to the touch. Turns out the caliper was frozen up even after flushing the system before winter hibernation.
One piston came out fairly easily. The other.... not so much. Had to put it in a vice and use a vice grips and a rubber mallet for a few hours until I got it out.
New pistons, rebuild kit and braided soft lines ordered.
Put a pressure tester on the cooling system and found a leak in the VOD. This after a cooling flush and test in the fall too. Looks like I have a long weekend in front of me. Goes to show even with regular maintenance these cars still need tlc.
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When I rebuilt mine I had a couple that were stuck and refused to come out.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
I inserted two screw drivers, one either side, into the piston's lip and then leveraged them out. They were mighty tough, but they did very slowly slide out and undamaged.
I flocked my DeLorean glove box perimeter and created a How to Guide if it's a To-Do for you :)
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Very good job :thumbup2:
Made some exhaust progress -- the stainless steel flanges I bought needed to have the bolt holes enlarged, so I enlarged them with a Dremel and a tile-cutting bit.
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While I was under the car, I noticed a leak. Looks like part of the transmission fluid cooling system.
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Another leak: the oil dipstick.
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But I made some progress, anyway.
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I finally had time today to put the wheels back on, fix the horn circuit, and go for a drive for the first time this year! :cheers:
Installed new exhaust flanges. Passenger side shown. The oil drip you see is just there because I hadn't wiped everything down yet -- I used some oil to help the new nuts go on the old threads.
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After a bit of a crash-course I finally welded up my LCAs. 3 more weeks to get the car ready for MOT!
Yep, had the same happening to me. Initial attempt to fix is adding another hose clamp. That might stop it. However, not in my case. I got the upper coolant hose replaced by Jon from DMCNW and a few months later the lower one leaked. These things are brittle sometimes. I got the lower one replaced as well and no leaks since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farrar
I'll be sure to replace them both at the same time. Thanks! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by vps3922
I finished renovating her bedroom!
Very pretty. But isn't she a bit intimidated by the Porsche flag in the corner? Or is this a trophy for when she blew past one? :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by John U
The flag is for her sister, who sadly doesn't fit in the garage :(Quote:
Originally Posted by vps3922
Very nice place, you have a lot of room to work on the car :aniclap:
Refurbed rear springs/cups/mounts, fitted NOS shocks, replaced TAB's as one had stripped it's thread.
Chris
Thanks. A three car garage would be better, but the price for a house like that around here is crazy!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Domi
:hysterical: lol! The Porsche needs to sleep outside! :dork:Quote:
Originally Posted by John U
Put new labels into the recently painted frunk and cleaned the car for the All British Field Meet (ABFM) in Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, BC on Saturday. Looking forward to a great show again.
And I also signed up for the convoy drive to Whistler with all those nicely restored British cars on Sunday. I will try to keep the shiny side up (TM by Toby Peterson, DMC NW).