vinny1275
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 07:24 PM |
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Another first start this weekend!
Evening all,
After many many months, and all sorts of trials, we were finally ready to fire the Pinto up this weekend. We'd fixed the fuel leaks which we
found (Dowty washers at each end of the fuel rail, and then new injector 'o' rings). Then wired up the megasquirt, made sure it could talk
to the laptop, downloaded the MSnS Extra firmware to it, wired in the JAW, made sure that could talk to the laptop. Calibrated the temp sensors for
the megasquirt with Easytherm (at the 3rd attempt!)...
Yesterday, with Ron's help, we made sure we had sparks - we weren't getting any to start with! after testing everything we could think of,
Ron went back to the manual, and suggested we try and swap the VR sensor wires over - easy enough as all the cables are just (temporarily) connected
through terminal blocks for just this eventuality! 
that did the trick, and we had plenty of sparks - unfortunately we'd run the battery down quite a bit with all the cranking, so we put it on
charge overnight (with an old one as spare), and set out again this morning....
After some more tinkering with the megasquirt settings (I had to re-download the firmware after I bugg3red up the Easytherm changes), we added the
fuse for the injectors, primed the pump and turned the key......
And it went! First time... We hadn't changed the ignition map, fuelling map or anything - which is quite amazing as we're running a
big-valve head, 285 cam and throttle bodies...
To start with, only 1 cylinder seemed to be running properly, so Ron reckoned the valve clearances were off... and they were, by quite a bit. We
adjusted them and set off again... One of the cylinders still wasn't quite behaving itself, we think there's a sticky injector in there,
we'll give them a good clean and try again... the VR sensor was slightly too close to the trigger wheel, and the thermostat housing is leaking
like a goodun, but we're happy that there are no major problems with it so far... Now we just have to learn to tune it!
Enjoy the video - we've left the bit where the exhaust falls off out, that's going
to you've been framed.... 
The ignition timing is well out, and we haven;t done anything to the fuel map yet, so plenty of work still ahead of us, but we're happy that we
know it runs!
Thanks to Ron (swmbo's dad) for helping out for the weekend
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Danozeman
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 07:27 PM |
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Sounds good mate well done.
Runs better than mine and mines on the road!!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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coozer
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 07:56 PM |
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Nice one, its getting catchy innit?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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bilbo
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 08:06 PM |
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Well Done!
Lot's of happy faces today
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Build Diary: http://bills-locost.blogspot.com/
Web Site: http://locost.atspace.com
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stuart_g
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 09:03 PM |
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Excellent
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vinny1275
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 09:18 PM |
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thanks guys!
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Agriv8
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:38 AM |
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Not watched the Vid yet ( but hope to do so over lunch )
well done to the build team.
Cryptick question - is the purple passion wagon still running ? 
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:45 AM |
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Fantastic, you'll be on the road for Spring!
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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vinny1275
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 03:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
Not watched the Vid yet ( but hope to do so over lunch )
well done to the build team.
Cryptick question - is the purple passion wagon still running ?
regards
Agriv8
Blimey, you have a good memory!!!
Unfortunately it went to the big scrapyard in the sky, though we do have a spare race tuned pinto in the garage now....
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Gergely
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| posted on 20/1/09 at 05:30 AM |
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Brilliant! Thanks for the video! Well done!
Gergely
Our build pictures
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