[T3] Invasion shake down

[Keith Park]

Cool!  So that means that you've finally got with the times and switched to
electronic fuel injection?

;-)

Keith



Awesome Keith!  I'm not sure which of my cars is coming, but I know the
purple notch is now completely ready if it comes ;).

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

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> Well Im back from Richmond, the 1200 mile shakedown run for the invasion
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> June.  I think the car is ready, its running great now with its new
> Regulator and im getting about 26MPG at 70MPH  if Im not stuck in traffic
> or
> bucking a head wind, probably the best Im gonna do with 10% ethanol.
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> I did have an issue coming back, the tack would twitch from time to time.
> first indication of an ignition problem.  Then the Cruise started to get
> knocked off more often, then constantly after which I noticed some missing
> under load.  Finally it really started to miss all the time so the next
> exit
> turned into mine and I got off to look things over.   Turns out the
jumpers
> I had on to jump out the Mark 10 had a crimp fail, they were only supposed
> to be temporary and they've been hanging there for quite some time so Im
> not
> surprised but another example of how those generic crimpers don't make a
> crimp that is going to last for a long time, especially when there is
> vibration involved.  I pulled the remaining strand or two right out and
> clipped them together and walla!  All was set!
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> I did have a bullseye to the windshield on one of the many sloppy
> construction zones in Maryland, and after taking such an ordeal to get
that
> windshield in there not long ago I was rather peeved, but I tried their
> "repair" method and it got rid of about 80% of it, looks like a smooshed
> small fly now.  If you get a ding or crack, make sure it stays clean and
> dry
> till they can try and repair it, don't use windshield washers (some of the
> stuff contains rainX these days) and stick a piece of scotch tape over it
> till they can use their resin, that way you get the best repair.
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> I think its ready for the trip to the invasion..  125K on that engine now
> but its still going strong.  I did tail a 911 for about 20 miles and held
> it
> at 80, oil temps went up about 20 degrees probably due to blow-by from the
> old engine but at 70 it seems quite happy.
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