Ran the car and checked the timing.
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Ran the car and checked the timing.
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Here is a video of the car running.
Now that I know I have low dopamine and struggle with anxiety and depression I try to always be observing and analyzing my thoughts and action. This event was a perfect example. I felt excitement but also had anxiety as we lowered the car and prepared to run it. While it was running...Joy and excitement.
Sending the video of it running to my buddies, fun and exciting, some anxiety.
The real problem was after I got home. All these thoughts raced through my head-
I never heard the cooling fans come on.
Why did the coolant temperature never get above 100? It seemed like it was running quite a while.
Is there an air pocket in the engine or a stuck thermostat and I just cooked the engine?
Why was the engine smoking so much? Did the piston rings not seat right? Am I running it wrong for the rings to seat in?
What if one cylinder was getting too much fuel? What if one cylinder was getting no fuel?
Why did the car go into high idle and wouldn't come down after we revved it up.
Why does it seem difficult to get the car in reverse? Is the linkage not set right or just lack of experience?
Ugh....I am by now means saying this is a PD problem only. I am sure many people struggle with thier thoughts.
I am going to let it go and check and adjust more things on another day.
Here is a video of it running.
https://youtube.com/shorts/70bmkbM6u...ENe_sK6uwHPuhc
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When I was doing my rest pressure testing, my car took 12 to 13 minuets of idle to when the thermostat would open. Know that by feeling the coolant hose going to the otterstat. My gauge had climbed to almost the 1/4 mark. The fans would not come on.
This was done with 45 deg F temps. In the summer those times are much shorter. So if your temps are lower, expect even longer times. Your temp gauge does seem to have a problem though.
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Yeah i have a digital temperature probe strapped to the pipe next to the otterstat. I think it only got up to 80 degrees.Originally Posted by Bitsyncmaster
Yeah the car has been sitting in a 50 degree warehouse so it could be that it just took that long to warm up.
So one thing that I need to troubleshoot is after the car had been running for a while at a that low idle I revved the engine several times and held the throttle 1/2 open like 15 seconds and the idle would come down after that. I unplugged the cold start valve and the idle motor to see if that would change anything but it didn't.
I need to break out the service manual and refamililarize myself with all of this K-jet stuff.
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Regarding the carpet... I am sure you'll do well with it. As a fellow NERD, I look forward to seeing it in person someday. And I promise you, you will have a laugh at my locked compartment and how badly I gouged that up when trying to install the carpet there.
Regarding the anxiety... it is the nature of these cars I think. For 19 years I had a Toyota Corolla and never once thought about it not starting. But with the DeLorean, I have had a couple of wiring issues in the past that went away ~immediately and I don't know why/how and now every single time I go for a drive, I debate whether I should avoid stops because the car might not start up again.
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I ended up talking to James Espey and also to DMCH tech. Support.
It made me feel better to hear that this is the carpeting kit that they use in house on their "high end builds"
They gave me some pointers for installing the carpet in the back areas and shaping around corners. I think I will be okay.
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I recently realized that I should have installed adjustable links (either top or bottom) on the rear suspension.
Normally this wouldn't be required but because I lowered the car some the rear camber should be adjusted.
I am going to proceed with doing the shop alignment and add the camber adjustment later. If memory serves I only lowered it 1" so it shouldn't be too bad.
I thought I remembered seeing somewhere online, a "kit" where you could cut your stock links, weld in the threaded inserts, and make your own adjustable links. Am I just imagining this?? The pre-made ones are expensive and I am trying to stop spending so much money on this car.
Another question. Are these rivets factory? Should I drill them out and put larger rivets in?
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Last night I ran the car again. I adjusted the CO so it isn't running so rich. I let the engine run long enough so that the temp came up.
It came up to 200, no fans, radiator cold, otterstat pipe not hot, rubber hose coming off thermostat slightly warm. Temperature on guage in the car kept rising. I eventually ended up shutting off the car. Nothing in the coolant system seemed to get hot. Hose exiting thermostat housing was just starting to get warm, hot.
Thoughts??
Stuck thermostat?
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Not sure about the rivets but I would bolt the roof box anyhow. I used Dgo bolt kit and Lexel sealant around the gaps. Also used Lexel for the door support hardware. Great stuff.
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Your water pump is not working or thermostat is not opening. I remember one owner had a defective new water pump where they forgot to machine a hole where the water should flow.
Remove the thermostat and retest. You then should feel the otterstat pipe instantly start heating.
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