Let's see, . . . where was I?
Oh, yeah,
So the engine is back in place and plumbed. I was looking to go through the wiring harness to see if there are any issues I need to address. One issue that has been churning over in the back of my mind for two years is that I wired a switch directly to the fuel pump circuit, bypassing the dedicated outlet from the ECU intended to activate the fuel pump.
It's more of an annoyance than an issue - and actually, having a switch in the circuit isn't a bad thing. But by bypassing the ECU out, I lose the automatic pump shut-down when the fuel reaches pressure in the rail while the engine isn't running. So if your struggling to fire up, the pump runs constantly, despite having built sufficient pressure in the fuel rail. I decided to fix that.
But after tearing the house and garage apart looking for my notes, spreadsheets and schematics, I came to the conclusion that I had lost 'em all.
So the last two days have found me in the garage with the Holley manual, my laptop and a continuity checker, retracing and confirming my terminations one-by-one, re-entering the locations through the amphenol connectors, and, in general, recreating the pin map and a new spreadsheet to mirror the ones I created 6 years ago when I first installed the EFI system.
I'm just about done, but I felt my cranium was so far up my rectum that if I blinked, I was going to tickle my sphincter.
Things are falling into place for Speedweek. Nick's ready to drive, and I'm looking forward to simply dealing with the vehicle and not have to worry about wheel-time.
Heading to the SCTA tech meeting on the 22nd. Stopping at the Roge-Ma-Hall in Salina on the way out - I've got a guitar amplifier I repaired for Wayno, which he uses for harmonica. Clean little Fender amp - should wail - I know guitar sounds great through it.