:
: After 12 straight days and 100's of hours of
: work - would it run? The crank sensors were
: seeing the magnets. The fuel pressure gage
: showed 35 psi. All the fluids were up. The
: belts, fan and blower tubes looked to have
: clearance. Would the blower belt stay on?
: I turned the key on. The pump primed. I twisted
: over to start. It turned over but no firing.
: I twisted the injector duty cycle up. I
: cranked again and it caught! It was jerky
: and ragged but the dam thing runs!! The
: belts stayed on. No fuel spraying about the
: engine compartment. It responds to the gas
: pedal. Tomorrow I start programing but
: tonight I'm taking the rest of the night
: off. I'm cracking open some bubblies!

: Congratulations, Al. Wish you could attach an
: audio file so we could all hear it!
:
: Gilly

:
: A day of discovery
: - the TBird throttle pressure cable a
: relatively easy retrofit to the 904 TF
: - my vacuum activated blower bypass valve has a
: slight leak and 15 inches of vacuum doesn't
: keep it open (it whistles and loads blower
: at idle). Added a fairly soft spring to
: assist keeping it open.
: - Timing: Something is strange with the timing
: marks. I've put a 80's crank pulley/damper
: on the 1960 crankshaft. It appears as if the
: TDC mark is off by 120 degrees. Between the
: markings for the 4 magnets and my 2 TDC
: paint lines, it looks like a colored
: pinwheel!
: - Timing: I used MSD wires (low resistance/high
: EMI sheilding) along with the GM coil packs.
: Inductive timing lights don't
: "read" the spark coming thru.
: Ended up picking up the signal from the coil
: power wire but get 2 extra flashes per
: cycle.
: - Programing: So far, the SDS system has been
: easy to use. I'm still learning but its
: fairly intuitive.
: - Driving: Around 6:00 pm, took a short drive
: to a friends house. Programmed more
: accelerator pump. Pedal response does seem
: crisper. I've added a stiffer spring to the
: blower valve to isolate the tuning just to
: the EFI system and ignition for now.
: - Tomorrow: more on the road programming and
: begin adding blower. With 36 lb injectors,
: duty cycle staying below 20%. Time to bundle
: up wires. It appears that I got them right.
: To end the day, time for a wash and vacuum.
: Show on Saturday calls for clear blue skies
: and 80'F.