Bit of update
so while on the dyno we discovered a few drops of oil under the car. A bit of investigation reveals the most likely culprit is a cam seal…. Annoying! So at some point I’ll have to pull the front of the engine off and install a new seal.
I’ve also been speaking to Brett at BDE and will be purchasing his now PS pulley for ATi crank pulley, which will resolve the issue of it spitting off its PS belt.
I’ve also been going through the datalogs of some of the drives I’ve had to identify the cause of the imbalance of fuelling between banks. While I’m not sure it’s totally the cause, I have found that the alternator is not keeping up with demand. While the pic shows voltage drop during a pull down to 13.06v, wider analysis identifies a direct correlation between the fuelling of the engine and the electrical systems being above or below 13.5v. So I’m going to have my alternator inspected, and if it’s performing as expected I’ll either look at having it uprated to 120amp (to offset the 24amp draw of the 525lph pump) or if that’s not possible I’ll look to upgrade to a 200amp unit from WPS or WOSP.
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nickz32 ·
Subject: FW: The clever girl with the lighter shade of hair
A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a
handy-woman, and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.
She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had
any odd jobs for her to do.
"Well, you can paint my porch," he said; "How much will you charge me?"
The blonde, after looking about, responded, "How about $50?"
The man agreed and told her that the paint and other materials that she
might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the
conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes
all the way around the house?
The man replied, "She should; she was standing on it. Do you think she's
dumb?"
"No. I guess I'm guilty of being influenced by all the 'dumb blonde' joke
emails we've been receiving."
A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money.
"You're finished already?" the husband asked.
"Yes," the blonde replied, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two
coats."
Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50.00 and handed it to
her.
"And by the way," the blonde added, "it's not a Porch, it's a Honda."
Leigh