Hi Kevin, Yes you do have to seperate the ball joints from the control arms to get the spring out.You can probably leave the upper one there but I removed the...
Andrew Prentis
aprentis@...
Jan 1, 2005 4:23 pm
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Josh, The very first thing (in my opinion), even before buying the car, is buy the shop manual set. If you have to second guess spending a hundred bucks on ...
To replace the front springs in the car there is no reason to remove the ball joints! Here's the proper procedure: 1)Raise the car and place jack stands under...
Before I purchased my D, eight years ago, I purchased the DeLorean Gold Portfolio 1977-1995 and really enjoyed it. Then later got the Stainless Steel...
Murray Fisher
murrayfw@...
Jan 1, 2005 4:24 pm
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The pick-up coils have some history of failure. It would appear that adding resistence across the coil is putting the pick-up range for the ECU back into spec...
Jim and others, Once again, thanks a lot for the help! I got it working. After seeing John's message, I found that the single spade connector had the black...
Duke
at88mph@...
Jan 1, 2005 4:24 pm
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Josh having owned my car since '82 I love owning a Delorean so yes I say go get one. But here is the rub, money be prepared to spend lots of it, time be ...
Dave What kind of spring compressor are you using when you do it this way? I've swapped springs many times and have never seen a compressor where you could do...
Evil Dan is absolutely correct here. Much of the information that is exchanged for repairs, history, and the like actually does take place off list. And it...
By changing the charactoristics of the pick-up coil (the resistance and capacitance) you are dampening the signal which reduces the fluctuations which is...
The reason I am about to buy one is that I found one very close to my house which is rare. I live in Arkansas and the main sports car is the mustang. I have...
This is fine. There is no need to undo the ball joints unless they are worn or the seals are damaged. Undoing the ball joints carries a large risk of damage to...
Jake didn't say it here, but he pretty much followed his own advice. For about the last 3-4 years I saw Jake at every possible national DeLorean event. While...
Tis the season to be busy! ;) Sorry it took so long, but we finally have the writeup and video segment from the Mid-Atlantic club 2004 Holiday event on our...
David, Your comment: "You are dealing with some large forces and an accident can happen very quickly if you cheap out and the spring compressor fails", is...
Hi list, happy new year! Got one good layer of salt on the roads here in central Indiana, then the weather warmed up and it's been raining lightly on and off...
Yes its is early to talk about Pheasant Run but I am getting questions about what is going on. There have been some significant issues that have occurred but...
I had my ignition distributor out of the car to replace the pickup- coil wire, and noticed that when I rotated it by hand, the "crown" rubs against the 3...
An article in Hot Rod magazine some time back covered the subject of spring removal. As a safety precaution, they recommended having a short (approx 24")...
When looking into this before, someone sent me a link to this photo-album: http://fuh-q.org/~aos/photos/?album=dmc-ElGlo The type of UV lighting and the paint...
Dave, What makes you think the pick up coil is bad that it has to be replaced. It will normally read about 600 ohms cold +/- 5% then up to 700 ohms hot. It's...
I prefer to use three of the 1" nylon tie-down straps for compressing springs. Loop the strap through the topmost and bottom-most coil that you can reach 3...
The Delorean Workshop Manual does not have a good explanation for the procedures involving the distributer. Maybe a Volvo or Renault Manual is better? Anyway...
I have used chains, steel strapping, C clamps, hose clamps, you name it. I have even popped springs out using a floor jack. In all cases it can be very...
I owned a DeLorean in 1994-1996. At that time I didnt have to much trouble getting parts. I have been looking to purchase another but notice that certain...
alex morgan
mauibarber@...
Jan 2, 2005 8:27 pm
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... <SNIP> ... plate for ... identified by ... <SNIP> Actually, I think that would be a far better idea, than a dash plaque to remember the show by. Plus of...
The UV marker did not turn out well at all. Brightness was lacking, and consistency in the marking was horrible. (on both the needles and the gauge face) That...
What makes you so sure about that ? My Opel Kadett had a similar problem and it was well known, that the pickup coils fail on that modell. Had to change it 3...
Hey all.. how the hell do u remove the oil pan?? I have undone the motor mounts and jacked the motor up some but there is still not enough room to remove the...
