Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

[dmc4087]

Same here for sidelights, but I do need a fog light for our MOT.

[Dan 6511]

Downloaded and checked MOT manual. Rear fog required after 1980 so we just miss out. Side repeaters not needed until 84 so thats fine. Front side lights must be white unless built into yellow headlamps, only then can they be yellow.

Update on my car, as part of my electrical diagnostics to find why my battery was going flat I found one of the in-line fuses for the radio was gone, replaced it and now my original craig radio works, so anyone wanting OEM it will be for sale soon.

[bandit]

Oh yes, they defo should have 'em, you just need a 'proper bloke' doin ya MOT. When I first took mine, my guy said, 'it should have rear fogs or it will fail'.
I said, ' behave, you prick, I don't drive it in the dark, never mind, the fog'.
'Fair enough' he says, passed it ever since.
Sort ya sen out lads!

[dmc4087]

Lol brilliant.

In fairness, last year my fog light bulb stopped working between leaving the house and arriving at the mot. The tester let me away with it. Really depends who you get on the day over here.

[RobvdVeer]

stuff like that probably only happens if you live on an island for 1500 years and everyone's your family.

[tourettes tony]

Don't forget about number plates
They are getting really hot due to the anpr
For road tax and are clamping down big time TT

[Dan 6511]

Had a weekend working on the delorean.

New fuel tank installed but fed the return line into a container to flush the fuel system through. Ran the pump and nothing came out of the return line.... Then I heard a trickling sound, looked underneath to find fuel pouring out of the accumulator area!

Turned out the flexi hose had rotted out and just fell apart in my hand. Renewed the hose with some new injection pipe.

Tried the pump again and got a load of gloop out of the return line ran it until clear fuel was coming out and then connected it back to the tank. Then I went to the back and found the metering flap was floppy.... no pressure!

Took off the metering head and found the plunger was seized solid soaked in acetone and managed to pull the plunger out eventually. Cleaned it all up until the plunger was free and reassembled it. Ran the pump again and pressure at the metering head ..... but now fuel pissing out of the line to the frequency valve

Renewed the hose to the frequency valve, no leaks now! Tested the injectors in a jar, all good! After a lot of cranking of the engine it spluttered into life, seems to run well and smooth, but couldn't run for long as currently have no coolant in it.

Now in the process of changing all the coolant pipes from the rad all the way back to the engine then will be able to run it for longer

Also changed the brake master cylinder and stripped and painted the brake servo, and fitted a new electric antenna.

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[jerzybondov]

After popping round today I can testify to Dan's car running - pretty nicely too I'd say given how long it was laid up!

[ALEXAKOS]

Some nice and clean work there Dan:)

[RobvdVeer]

Good work there. Nice to see you were going methodical with the fuel issue