shadycrew31

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Did you do the 50 mile cruising at 4k thing yet?

I had hard starts for my first 300 miles... like really hard starts.

olddragger

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is vacuum increasing ---good thing to keep your eye on.
take a vacuum reading at idle and one at 2K rpm--no loads( a/c lights etc)

houstonrx8er

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wow, thanks for the invite charles!!!

I think I will absolutely take you up on that in the near future

I am going to go for another curise and go get the vacuum guage back from 9k (i took it back prematurly apparently....lol) and I will see what is happening

houstonrx8er

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so it just dawned on me. I keep talking about what is in my gas tank....

would 2+OZ/gallon of idemitsu plus a bottle of seafoam in original 3/4 tank of gas going to create an issue with break in (what I mean by that is that going to "over lubricate" the surfaces extending the "seating time")?

I did get a half tank of gas this morning but not something I want to do comsistently with the car running

olddragger

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wait....you had 2 ozs of pre mix per gallon plus an entire bottle of seafoam in 3/4 tank of gas that sat up for a couple months? you put cleaner and oil in at the same time?
uhhhhhhh--i would say thats probably not the best fuel blend to fire an engine up with.

houstonrx8er

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yea I know but I didnt really have a choice (and I put the seafoam in to keep the fuel "fresh".....we use it at the farm for this purpose)

I iwll go fill all the way up tonight and drive some more

*edit: well I did have a choice...I just didnt choose wisely

hoss -05

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We can rebuild the engine that is coming out of Raul, and no worries about a time line then :-)

houstonrx8er

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no timeline

I can "aquire" an old VW chasis and we can put it in that

olddragger

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well at least it was lubricated well
Understand farm stuff--seafoam is good for tractors and other stuff that has to set for a little while.

houstonrx8er

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do you think that is playing a role in the lack of "break-in"

I guess I am asking should I go do some high load runs now that the premix % was cut by 2/3rds

hoss -05

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By no timeline I mean we are not in a hurry. We can take our time and pay for things little by liitle.

houstonrx8er

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gotcha.....maybe a rotary powered tr6

J8635621

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Jetski. Do it

houstonrx8er

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I was thinking an old triumph but hell yea freaking jetski

J8635621

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Saw a video of one a long time ago. Looked like an awesome toy

houstonrx8er

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sounds cool....straight pipe exhaust is a must though.

houstonrx8er

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ok...so on a more serious note....car started on its own today and just as shady said on his car I am right at the 300 mile mark (man shady justinbieber hit the nail on the head....you have all the answers )

things are looking up

shadycrew31

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Excellent that is great to hear!!!

Starts will continue to get easier as time goes on.

9krpmrx8

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Fawking awesome! Strange that it takes that long.

houstonrx8er

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thats what I hope, I think gas tank management is something that I completly overlooked going into this and an opportunity that someone with more $ and a higher volume of engines running through their hands sould investigate.....lmao

maybe dog hair and my special gas tank blend will be the key to more power and longevity....lmao

houstonrx8er

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it has to be because of the damn super premix

9krpmrx8

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Yeah well at least it caused us to go through everything with a fine tooth comb and find some little things to tweak and make better. I'm so glad to hear this man, I am sure you were stressing way more but honestly I spent a **** ton of time trying to think of what it could be.

houstonrx8er

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yea I am good now (although I was better the first time it started....just growing more concerned as time went on

Chino_rx3

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GLad to hear .. now you can finally sleep lol

houstonrx8er

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that too, I was just excited about possibly being about to turn my car off when I get somewhere......