Engine should go on the dyno tomorrow.
Does not mean we will have it running tomorrow.
Still a bunch of hook up issues to resolve.
Mark did the wiring but I am sorting it out :)
Gee Mark you could have used color codes :)
GM changed the injector connectors making them wider
so I am forced to stagger them up and down like
this.
Paul Lamar
We spent hours trying to find some decent wire locally to build the
harnesses. In the end, we had to go with what we could get - which was
any color we wanted, as long as it was the one color they had. For some
reason we were cursed when it came to the wire sizes/types we needed.
Solid conductor - no problem, available in a rainbow of colors. 7
stranded automotive, tough luck!
You're right tho -- it was confusing enough keeping track of 30 wires of
various lengths (all the same color) as we built the harnesses. Much
less trying to sort it all out after the fact! On the good side, Mark
only burned me twice as I held the wires while he soldered. Feel free
to criticize the soldering especially -- the number of times I had to
listen to "The R.A.F. taught me how to do this right".... sigh.... ;-)
** For those wondering, this harness was strictly for use on the dyno &
other ground testing. We're redoing it from scratch using aviation
grade wiring to install in the bird.
Mark & Mark
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