What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[Jonathan]

Here you go...

Hey, thanks for those.

So there's not really anything behind there then, is there? Like no abundance of space, pretty much just goes straight towards the firewall and then comes out the other side in the cabin behind the parcel shelf upper backing? That's a good thing though maybe, as less space or stuff back there means less stuff to have problems with.

[81dmc]

Hey, thanks for those.

So there's not really anything behind there then, is there? Like no abundance of space, pretty much just goes straight towards the firewall and then comes out the other side in the cabin behind the parcel shelf upper backing? That's a good thing though maybe, as less space or stuff back there means less stuff to have problems with.

Exactly that, but through the pontoon.

Consequently, If a car is missing the coil cover and someone decides to hose down the car, expect some issues.

[Dangermouse]

Last week I cranked the D over and realized I didn't have the normal resistance on the clutch pedal and couldn't find a gear while the engine was running.

So today I thought I could just top off the reservoir and get my clutch back.

Well, not only did I overfill the reservoir and make a nice puddle under the car, I still haven't resolved my original issue.

New to the forum. I've been working on 5738 for the last 6 months and so far have done the VOD, cleaned and refreshed the intake, rebuilt the fuel system, cleaned out gas tank, new fuel accumulator, brake calipers rebuilt and master cylinder replaced, rebuilt steering rack and replaced firewall bushing, new tires, new vac lines, and now to the automatic transmission - just drained the transmission fluid and pulled the shift governor and sent it to DMC Texas for the guts to be replaced with modern electronics. Need to do the headliner and refinish the gas tank plate under the car due to leaking brake fluid turning the epoxy into silly putty. The 80's song "One thing leads to another" fits this car to a T!

Congrats on your maiden posts

[Denver DMC]

Courtesy of Dana Haglin of Boulder, Colorado. The engine is running better than ever. Very happy with Dana's work.

[Peripatetic]

Picked up the "Millenium Falcon" today and put on the new plates. I also picked up a spare key and relay for LED flashers.

Mike's daughter did a cartwheel.

I'm not the best storyteller.

[Kukem]

Tried to get the Fuel Filter off to change it. No dice. That bugger is on there. 2 hours to get the hard line nut off to attempt to loosen the line from the 90 adapter. Not going great.

[DMC-81]

Tried to get the Fuel Filter off to change it. No dice. That bugger is on there. 2 hours to get the hard line nut off to attempt to loosen the line from the 90 adapter. Not going great.

Hi there,

I'm fighting with the fuel filter's hard line to 90 degree elbow as well. It has no corrosion, and I can get the nut off no problem, but I'm having no luck separating the line so far. I got a couple tips from these threads:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...ht-Fuel-Filter

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?78...Won-t-Come-Out

My question to the community is: assuming I can get the hard line to come off without damage, will it go on again without any leaks.... i.e. is it a reusable connection?

Thanks,

[Kukem]

Hi there,

I'm fighting with the fuel filter's hard line to 90 degree elbow as well. It has no corrosion, and I can get the nut off no problem, but I'm having no luck separating the line so far. I got a couple tips from these threads:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...ht-Fuel-Filter

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?78...Won-t-Come-Out

My question to the community is: assuming I can get the hard line to come off without damage, will it go on again without any leaks.... i.e. is it a reusable connection?

Thanks,

Last night, after a lot of swearing and some painful slips of the wrench, I got it to come off (with a nice face full of gas). I actually used the rust penetrator to help loosen the hard line from the fitting. It seemed to act like a lubricant and gave it some wiggle. I had to be very careful when I tapped the 90 degree elbow to help with the separation. I did scrape the hard line a bit, but it doesn't seem to be deep. it took over 4 and a half hours to do the job total with 3 and a half just trying to get the hard line separated. I can actually say, after laying under the car, I feel your pain. It seems that every new job seems harder than the last. My next outing is the fuse box... and I am not looking forward to it.

[durech]

I finally got around to replacing my automatic transmission filter with one of the new ones that Michael has produced. Since I acquired the car about two years ago (w/25K miles) and even though the transmission fluid was changed right after I got it, I really didn't know whether or not there was actually a filter installed. I had heard that since these had not been produced for many years that many owners would run without one (as opposed to a dirty clogged one). Well to my surprise, I drained the fluid, removed the pan and I still had one installed. While it looked pretty dirty and the magnet was covered in debris, the mesh inside did not look too bad. Anyway, glad to have a nice new one installed. Here are some picture of the old one.

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[bfloyd]

Replaced my rear deck interior light fixture that was dangling by the wires since February. When i was working on my stereo upgrade, I accidentally snapped off the retaining clips on one side while removing the rear wall. I tried gluing it into place, but it wouldn't hold. I bought the $30+/- "aftermarket replacement" from DMCH, and I'm really NOT impressed with the quality of it. It seems to be MUCH flimsy'er, thinner plastic, and doesn't really have that good "snap" to it when selecting modes like the original did. If I can figure out a way to repair my original by scavenging parts off the new one, I might swap back.