This past weekend I finally got to the point where I could permanently (at least until the next tear down) mount the bodywork and therefore I could install the radiators, fill the engine full of fluids, and START IT!! It has been a long time coming! Before starting it though, I took the spark plugs out and cranked it over until I got some oil pressure. Then I reinstalled the spark plugs, flipped on the fuel pump, flipped on the ignition switch, and it started right up! Unfortunately there was a couple of fuel leaks that needed fixing as well as a water leak. The fuel pressure was also way too high. I also wasn't getting an rpm reading in my data system and I found that was a setting in the data system software. Once I fixed all the leaks, I started the engine again and set the idle as well as the fuel pressure. Here is a pic of a typical graph from the AIM Analysis software showing all the vital signs. You can see when I adjusted the idle and set the fuel pressure.
Getting the engine started with no major problems was a great feeling -- it shouldn't be long before I can drive it!! I'm targeting a test day at our local track on June 8th.
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