What have you done to your DeLorean today?

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Originally Posted by Dangermouse

That is an awesome idea. I wish I had though of it when I had mine opened. I'll put it on my to do list.

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Wish I could take credit! :) But that screen I found (it was in the roofing section) was absolutely perfect. A piece of screen door mesh that Clint gave me warped too easily and didn't have enough surface area to bond well IMO.

But it is a great idea. The evap boxes fill with compost and that's just a bad situation for all concerned.

I would even consider adding a layer if screen door AL mesh on top of the one you used to keep out even finer particles.

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Originally Posted by Dangermouse

I would even consider adding a layer if screen door AL mesh on top of the one you used to keep out even finer particles.

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Well you want to strike a balance between keeping out debris and also keeping out air :) IMO this was a very good compromise

True.

Maybe some experimentation is called for.

You know what would make a good one? A spare cut-down Rock Screen from the front of the car! You could nearly claim it was OEM.

Performed a routine coolant drain/refill service, then learned a new (for me) method to aid the coolant bleeding. Used my trusty cooling system pressure tester as a pump to lightly pressurize the system cold in order to push as much coolant as poss. from the header tank thru the system and up to the bleeder before restarting. Still with light pressure on, pushed the large return hose on the left of the engine downward with engine off to be sure it was full of coolant, too, during cold bleeding. There was very little air left when I hot-bled it later.

It was also an excuse to run a pressure-hold test while I was at it. All good.

(Stant cooling pressure test kit runs ~$90, great tool)

Started tearing down 891. standing on the ground where the passenger seat once was is a weird feeling.

Compression test results:
Cranked engine three times...
1:170
2:170
3:165
4:170
5:170-175
6:170

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Originally Posted by jawn101

Wish I could take credit! :) But that screen I found (it was in the roofing section) was absolutely perfect. A piece of screen door mesh that Clint gave me warped too easily and didn't have enough surface area to bond well IMO.

But it is a great idea. The evap boxes fill with compost and that's just a bad situation for all concerned.

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Look familiar

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I realized I probably don't want my bumper exposed to the elements too long so I took it off to store inside. I found this.

http://uploads.m-cgi.com/kennyz/Delorean/vin4539.jpg

The funny thing is one of my original front speakers had a little orange sticker with 4539 on it as well. I thought it was a replacement speaker bought at some point in Red's life but it may have been factory original.

that is the closest to actual number ive ever seen