What have you done to your DeLorean today?

I put in the fuel manifold, the pipe of agony, and the idle motor of you-came-from-there-now-go-back-on-damn-you. Tomorrow I'll install all the fuel lines and pressurize it to check for leaks. Then I can move on to getting the alternator and the exhaust mounted. Once this engine is complete I'll be able to focus on paint and reassembly.

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Originally Posted by sdg3205

Back when i first encountered the leaking i asked Toby about it and IIRC he did say the motor could be lifted just enough to remove the pan. I could be remembering things wrong, but at any rate i didn't (and still don't) have an engine lift so I tried the red neck repairs first.

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OK, interesting. Worth a try, then...

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Originally Posted by DMC5180

How the heck do the bolt holes leak when the gasket surrounds them? Perhaps this is the source of my mystery leak that can't seem to track down. The ones that are inaccessible above the Crossmember could be my culprits. I've never had the Pan off (factory sealed)

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Originally Posted by sdg3205

Its a DeLorean.

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Amen. I can't *quite* figure that out either, especially since the pan bolts go right into the lower girdle. Bizarre.

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Originally Posted by vwdmc16

Yeah im thinking we can get plenty of room to get teh pan by lifting the engine, Ill be bringing my hoist back then Jon.

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Let's do this thing. Name the time...

As for me, today I cleaned up the garage and put away every tool I own, all of which found their way into a pile in the corner :)
Clint I found your 13/14 line wrench in the pile.

Did a bit of prep work for this weekend's show using the following products:

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Forgive the photography experiment, trying a higher resolution for the posting:

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Experiment complete, carry on!

Today I pressure tested my cooling system and discovered a leak at the temp sensor on the engine. A few drips per hour that I probably never noticed before when the engine was completely covered in oily gunk. I'm guessing that when running hot the copper ORing may actually seal better vs cold.

My car has been up on jack stands since Oct '11 and since then the entire suspension, steering rack, fuel tank, radiator, exhaust, brake and clutch hydraulics have all been removed so the frame rust could be repaired. Everything was either replaced, re-plated, or powder coated so it's like new. I should be ready to roll with a few more hours of work. I just need to refill the clutch and brake fluid and bleed the system. Just in time to make it to DMCMW open house!

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Wow, I'd happily eat my breakfast off that Mark!

Rusty fuse/relay bracket came out with one of its screws and rivnuts stuck on.

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Got them separated with an 8mm nut and vise-grip.

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Repaired damaged section of seat belt sender pigtail.

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Started extending wiring for window switches.

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Originally Posted by Mark D

Today I pressure tested my cooling system and discovered a leak at the temp sensor on the engine. A few drips per hour that I probably never noticed before when the engine was completely covered in oily gunk. I'm guessing that when running hot the copper ORing may actually seal better vs cold.

My car has been up on jack stands since Oct '11 and since then the entire suspension, steering rack, fuel tank, radiator, exhaust, brake and clutch hydraulics have all been removed so the frame rust could be repaired. Everything was either replaced, re-plated, or powder coated so it's like new. I should be ready to roll with a few more hours of work. I just need to refill the clutch and brake fluid and bleed the system. Just in time to make it to DMCMW open house!

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Beautiful!!!!!


I just reinstalled my fuel tank closing plate that was freshly powder-coated and then did a few POR-15 touch-ups underneath. My car looks pretty good under there, but no as good as yours!

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. I've lost track of how many hours I've spent underneath the car but it's been a lot. I'm so ready to drive it again after a year and a half of work.

The DeLorean looks amazing Mark. I'm also jealous of the garage. It looks like a nice place to work.

Today I started Red for the first time in 3 months. I did find an oil leak but I'm not sure where it is coming from yet. It might be the timing cover but way up near the passenger side head.