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Well, to continue the saga, I have not = run the new=20 13b much since I got it running a few weeks ago due to the EM2 not = showing oil=20 pressure as it should. It was giving me erratic readings like -1, = -3=20 etc. I hand propped the engine before I ran it and oil pumped = through the=20 system fine....much onto the hangar floor...alas, the sacrifices for = certainty=20 ;-). Also, during my short runs everything heated up in the oil = system=20 evenly and the oil temp stayed pretty much in line with coolant = temp. BUT,=20 since I was not sure if this was a gage/sender issue or an actual oil = system=20 problem I was very cautious about my few short engine runs.

Well, today while dreading the idea of = dropping my=20 pan, I happened across an extra oil pressure sender (still in the = package) I=20 happened to have. I had seen it laying around for a while, but = didn't give=20 it much thought until I was thinking about dropping the pan. Low and = behold, The=20 problem was the sender. I am getting good pressure reading now, = along with=20 coolant and oil temp. Yeah. I am surprised at the temps as they = seem to be=20 staying in check considering the 95 + degree Houston = weather.

I am able to start the engine, shut it = down and=20 restart it (something I was not able to do with the old engine). = It is=20 somewhat difficult, but seems to be getting easier as I continue to = tweak things=20 (ie timing). I am trying to do the various tuning via Tracy's=20 manual. To be honest a lot of the information in the manual = is=20 seemingly abstract until I actually get to the step and/or = problem. So,=20 tonight, I got it to run, and it seems to run better, = but......

I am having a surging problem. It = seems=20 intermittent, but it just may be I have not been setting the throttle = quite the=20 same way as I get use to it all. Also, I have had the coil C/B pop = on me=20 several times now....it seems as if this is when the engine is near or = at=20 idle. I have not had a chance to look into this as of yet. = Also, I=20 have gotten a number of horrendously loud/powerful backfires. Not = sure=20 what changes as the engine may have run fine. It backfires when = attempting=20 to start. I wait a few minutes and it may then start. Gee, = isn't=20 inconsistent crap fun <g>

I just did a search of the archives on = the surging=20 issue, but have just started reading the 105 post on the topic. = Seems our=20 own Mr. Slade had the same problem back in the = day <g>.

Well, it is the middle of my work week = and I gotta=20 turn in soon, but I wanted to share that it seems as if actual progress = is being=20 made (hmmmm, wonder what will screw this positive statement up<g>) = as the=20 Saga continues.

All the best,

Chris

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