What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[Farrar]

Lined up the timing... at least, in theory...

[alexwolf1216]

Installed my new door seal from DMCH today. I cant get the bottom to grip, and the door is SO hard to close I broke the handle trying to open it. Major fail.

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[DMC-81]

I'm currently removing parts on the rear of the car to have them re-plated. After doing reading on this forum, today I tackled the crankshaft pulley removal. After spraying WD-40 on the nut for each of the last 3 days, I followed the instructions that I read, and after 2 attempts with an impact wrench, I am happy to say that the nut loosened. So I cleaned the pulley as prep. I suspect that there may have been an oil leak at that seal, so I'll replace that as well.

Question: If I wanted to remove most of the timing cover bolts to have them plated as well, do I have to drain the engine oil? Where is the level of the oil relative to the bottom of the cover?

Thanks!

[Farrar]

You should let your crankshaft pulley sit and rust from lack of use like mine. :P

Edit: Just realized I posted the same photo twice. It's definitely past my bedtime. Sorry! LOL

[DMC-81]

You should let your crankshaft pulley sit and rust from lack of use like mine. :P

Edit: Just realized I posted the same photo twice. It's definitely past my bedtime. Sorry! LOL

LOL. Actually, there was a fair amount of surface rust in the grooves, polished by the movement of the belts. But what you see in the pic cleaned up nicely with wet sanding (paint thinner with 320 then 400 ). That took it down to the clear zinc under the yellow chromate. Good enough for plating I think.

[DMC5180]

You should let your crankshaft pulley sit and rust from lack of use like mine. :P

Edit: Just realized I posted the same photo twice. It's definitely past my bedtime. Sorry! LOL

Can you post a photo of the part number info on your A/C belt? Something doesn't look quite right to me with how the belt is sitting in the pulley groove.

[Gfrank]

I built a ainti ice sheild for the engine out of the girl friends 82. Using a chunk of old door

[Jonathan]

What have I done to my DeLorean today? Nothing actually.

Just wanted to share this and didn't think of a better thread to put it in...

http://www.dmc.org/about-detroit-medical-center.html

I had seen a TV commercial for it the other day watching something on the NBC feed I get at home (which is the Detroit feed for me in Ontario).

Lawyers or scorned ex-wives aside, I think it's kinda nice that this Heart Hospital and DMC logo came from Detroit, automotive history or otherwise.

[Trstno1]

I built a ainti ice sheild for the engine out of the girl friends 82. Using a chunk of old door

Awesome looking engine!!! I wish mine looked half as good.

[Farrar]

Can you post a photo of the part number info on your A/C belt? Something doesn't look quite right to me with how the belt is sitting in the pulley groove.

OK, but fair warning: judging from your signature, the state of my car will put you at risk of a stroke or heart attack.