D-11: Tuesday Night
Got a lot done last night. Since the battery was finally recharged, I was able to start the car and ensure that our PCV solution was working. There’s still more oil smoke than I’d like coming off the engine (valve seals are a pretty notorious problem on the 4AG, or so it seems) but at least it’s venting to atmosphere now rather than blowing our dipstick out of its tube and spraying hot crankcase oil over the entire underside of the car. I drained the oil that has been in the car since the last race and fortunately there weren’t any nasty issues with it, no oil or visible metal bits. I put in some cheap dino oil until the high-capacity pan arrives from the TARP 2 car up in Indy, then I’ll fill the car with the oil for the race.
Once I was able to start the car, the biggest success was getting the tachometer issue resolved. The solution was installing an aftermarket tach that likes to play nice with the distributorless ignition, since the factory one just never wanted to read true. One nice thing about the aftermarket tach is that it came with a programmable shift light, which should (in theory) make it easier for the drivers to avoid over-revving the engine.
Once that was wired in I was able to complete the final wiring for the datalogger. Still need to complete the wireup for the radios, but once that’s done then we can re-install the windshield.
I also got a little more work done on the flashing for the scoop. That will take some more time but it’s lower on the priority list. The new seat slides are scheduled for delivery today, so I intend to work up the install for those tonight. Once the new seat installation is complete then we can finish up the door bar installation, and at that point everything will be complete to pass tech for the race.
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