To me, it does seem faster - but that could be because we are sitting in the car and waiting for the lights to drop. Nevertheless, the tree at the track seems a bit faster.
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Thank you for the vid, Eric. Yeah, the GS400 I ran against was a bit slower, he ran a 15.328.
Are we talking oldworld or new world monkeys? The reason I ask: "All primates have some color vision--that is, they are at least dichromatic. Dichromats can see some colors but are blind to certain distinctions, usually the difference between red and green. Some new world monkeys only have dichromatic vision. Other new world monkeys as well as all old world monkeys and apes have trichromatic vision and can make all the color distinctions that humans with normal color vision can make."
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Dave, could you please help me out? Do you still happen to have your VIN number to your 86 300E? I need to know what the CIS-E ECU part numbers were for that year but I don't have a 86 VIN number to run in the EPC. Could you please run your old VIN number in the EPC and post the ECU part numbers that come up?
Regards, Eric
Regards, Eric
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So, Who had the best R/T of the day? The Old World monkey or the New World monkey?Just
Wait...who's who?The Old World monkey or the New World monkey?
Eric, buddy! We gotta learn you how to use that there EPC. No need for a specific VIN, just use the chassis code (124030) and look up control units. The footnotes indicate which chassis used which ECU. And the EPC will show the approximate chassis range for each year. Early 86 used A0045453832, late 86 through 87 used A0055457232. 88-89 used different modules for CA and 49-state, then 90-92 also used different modules for CA and 49-state.
My 86 was #A231796 and likely had the 005- ECU. Now don't make me go through the whole "blood from a turnip" thing again...
Re: All This Monkey Business...
Apologies for interrupting the thread, but It is now a generally accepted theorem that an undisclosed monkey's origin can be discerned thru "touch" (with or without the use of controllable light switches...).
This "New World meets Old World" video chronicles the pioneering groundbreaking moments which led to the discovery :!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay6N33y_UG4
...The Old World monkey or the New World monkey?
Apologies for interrupting the thread, but It is now a generally accepted theorem that an undisclosed monkey's origin can be discerned thru "touch" (with or without the use of controllable light switches...).
This "New World meets Old World" video chronicles the pioneering groundbreaking moments which led to the discovery :!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay6N33y_UG4
Eric, buddy! We gotta learn you how to use that there EPC. No need for a specific VIN, just use the chassis code (124030) and look up control units. The footnotes indicate which chassis used which ECU. And the EPC will show the approximate chassis range for each year. Early 86 used A0045453832, late 86 through 87 used A0055457232. 88-89 used different modules for CA and 49-state, then 90-92 also used different modules for CA and 49-state.
My 86 was #A231796 and likely had the 005- ECU. Now don't make me go through the whole "blood from a turnip" thing again...
Justin was teaching me and he told me we need a VIN #. Sorry.
Like I said before, getting that 15.95 out of Benzer1 was honestly more gratifying than getting that 14.3 out of Benzer3 was. This time we spanked a new turbo Genesis Coupe on his best run of the day and we spanked an original 1st generation SE R 3 times in a row and sent him home with a rod knock. These accomplishments would have meant nothing if I had been in Benzer3 because we all know that Benzer3 is SUPPOSED to kick ass. Being able to do it with Benzer1 is priceless.
Since the sentimental arguments don't hold much sway with you, I'll try a practical one. See, the thing of it is is, I spent over a year trying to sell Benzer1 and I couldn't even get anyone to come look at this car, much less give me a measly $1,000 for it. I'm damn sure not gonna give it away. So if I'm stuck with the car, I might as well drive it and get some use out of it. And if I'm gonna be driving it, it better be able to hold it's own on the road rage streets and highways because I won't tolerate or accept anything less. Through my efforts, it now does hold it's own! This has become one fun little car! The only thing more fun than beating somebody is beating them with a turd! And those second gear chirps never get old! I was racing an Altima the other day, our rear tire was lined up perfectly with his open driver's window when we chirped loudly going into second. Literally made him serve! Fun Fun Fun!
So if even an early early 86 only has a #004, where in the world did this #002 come from? I pulled it from a 86 300E but maybe it was swapped into that car from somewhere else? I need to know what cars they came in because I want another one for Benzer2 and another one for a spare! Did the W126 get the M103 in 85?
BTW, Eric, you ever get a perfect light (0.000)...? Those are pretty hard to come by. Especially in competition (i.e., not test runs or time trials).
Nope, but I pulled a .009 that day too.
Back when I first started racing, .500 was a perfect light. And no, I've never gotten one of those either.
What about you? What's your best ever R/T?
For the record, we ARE racing! We're not playing, and we are not pussyfooting around. We are trying to win! Sure, we aren't in a season long competition, but we are trying to beat our opponent!
Regards, Eric
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No worries, mate. A full VIN comes in handy at times, especially on newer (late 90's-up) cars, but is rarely needed for W124's.
Duuuuude. You should get a 300D 2.5T and tweak it a little. The gratification level you'd experience by beating people with a smelly old diesel would send you to nirvana.
Remember, the EPC lists replacement part numbers. The 002- was likely used in early production, and replaced by the 004- and/or 005- units. But the EPC does not always show the previous part numbers - sometimes it does, sometimes it don't. Only way you find out is when coming across something like you did. Same applies with M119 LH modules, the current EPC only shows two part numbers. I had to go back to an old, old version of the EPC to get the full Euro LH supercession data that's posted on my website (here). Might be able to do that with the 300E too, although it really wouldn't matter, as it wouldn't help you locate another super-early 002- module. Which is what I assume you are trying to do. (?)
It depends on the track's timing system software. Years ago, the 0.500 was more common... today, most have upgraded to the current NHRA standard of 0.000. Some tracks still use the old system though. It's still a perfect light either way, but it's harder to prove that your 0.500 timeslip wasn't a really bad light. "No, really! At my track 0.500 is perfect, I swear!" Can't argue with a 0.000 on the slip...
I've gotten three perfect lights (0.000) over the years, all in competition, but only two of those were against an opponent (third was in a "bye" run so it sort of doesn't count, IMO). First was in 2007 (the bye run). Second was in 2009 and it helped me win the track championship that year. Third was four days ago. Guess I'm not due for another until 2013, lol. I have maybe a dozen or so 0.00x lights but triple-oh's are bloody rare. My wife managed a 0.000 and 0.001 on the same day last year, she backed that up with another 0.000 and 0.001 this year (different days). And she has a bunch of 0.00x as well.
You might want to try bracket racing instead. You get the same gratification of winning with a hoopty ride (better yet, a slow hoopty) but you don't have to try and make it go fast - just consistent. Trust me, guys (and girls!) in fast cars hate getting beat by a 20-second turd. BT, DT (on the losing end!)
Yeah, when it comes to the EPC, one can train a monkey to use ... oops :razz:
They can also train a monkey to use a keyboard! :grin:
1) People want obscene amounts of money for W124 diesels.
That is why I got over that plan real fast. 2) It would take a considerable amount of effort and $ to get a 2.5 diesel into the very low 16's, an E/T that I consider to be the bare minimum that is acceptable. It is for that reason that there is no way I'd settle for anything less than the 3.0 OM603, but then we have to deal with the crack prone head, which is more time and $. 3) I put next to nothing in Benzer1 to get him down to the high-15s/low-16s. How much money would it take me to get a 3.0 OM603 to that level? How much did it take you to get yours there? Another part of the gratification for me is the fact that I did it on a shoestring. I wouldn't have that with a W124 diesel what with the initial purchase price and the cost of getting the car competitive. In this regard my Volvo diesel is a better candidate. Even though I readily admit that the D24T in inferior to the OM603 in just about every way, it is easier and cheaper to hop it up because I can literally use the cast off I.P. parts from the early Cummins driving boys. It also uses a Garret Turbo! Again, very cheap and easy to do upgrades there. Another huge advantage is that many of the D24Ts came with a manual trans which offers another performance advantage. But the biggest advantage of all is that I already have one! (With a manual trans!) No need to pay through the nose to some operator for one! Some time after our relocation I plan on turning my attentions to "Bolbo1". Shooting for low 16s. I just hope that we aren't too far from a dragstrip at that point.
Even that older EPC for the 4.2 LH ECUs doesn't have the 2 most important ECU part numbers! The two 92 M.Y. WOT enrichment ECUs, # 012 545 xx 32 and # 014 545 15 32. And then it got the 93 ECU's part number WRONG! It should read 014 545 63 32, NOT 014 545 62 32! Maybe that last discrepancy is a euro thing but they clearly should have the 92 ECU numbers listed because those are the good ones!
Yes.
What about the W126? Didn't it get the M103 in 85? That would give us a source for an "Earlier" ECU! (I was at the J.Y. today but all of the M103 W126s were later 80s ones.)
You might want to try bracket racing instead. You get the same gratification of winning with a hoopty ride (better yet, a slow hoopty) but you don't have to try and make it go fast - just consistent. Trust me, guys (and girls!) in fast cars hate getting beat by a 20-second turd. BT, DT (on the losing end!)
For me, part of the gratification comes from out R/Ting my opponent (gratifies the driver in me) and part of it comes from creating a winning car from next to nothing that can hold it's own against more expensive, higher dollar iron (gratifies the car builder in me). Bracket racing only satisfies the driver in me. Slower cars are actually given a huge advantage in the brackets because they tend to hook better which makes them more consistent. To me it seems to take away the incentive to create a quick car. Where's the fun in that? (From a car builder's perspective.)
Regards, Eric
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A win is a win, regardless of the ET. And the R/T is a huge part of that win. You might want to try it sometime.
This is a common misconception. Slower cars may have less issues with traction, but they are actually less consistent on their ET's, and more affected by wind. The best setup will be the quicker car allowed in the class (there's always a cut-off point), with zero wheelspin, that will have a consistent ET from run to run. The slower cars (say, 16-20 seconds) can vary a tenth or two from run to run, where the fast cars (say, 10-12 seconds) rarely vary more than a few hundreths, assuming no wheelspin or missed shifts. Having your car change 1-2 tenths between runs is a great way to lose in bracket racing.
I tried the brackets a couple of times over 30 years ago at OCIR with my 14.4 second 68 Charger R/T. I did alright, made it through a few rounds, but it just didn't do "it" for me, which prevented me from committing to a more serious effort to do better, the kind of an effort necessary to do well. Then as now, I just preferred heads-up racing with my buddies who had similar cars in my "league".
It was a great time because muscle cars were dirt cheap, at their very bottom actually, and my buddies and I were having the time of our lives, because we could afford them! We are talking $500-$1,000 for a true, real, muscle car! In our group there was a 68 400 GTO, a 65 SS Chevelle with a swapped in 70 396, a 390 Mustang with a swapped in 410 (390 block, 428 crank), and a 70 350 Nova SS 4 speed. There was also a 69 400 Firebird that would have been a good race for me but he never once made it to the track because it was always broken (Typical GM). I was the only Mopar man. The thing that always perplexed me was how I would kick everybody's asses but yet nobody would ever try a Mopar for themselves. They were instead very determined to prove to me that Mopars sucked. They never succeeded. The Nova guy was the worst. He and the always broken Firebird guy would do this, that, and the other to the Nova and then tell me about it and tell me about how they were gonna take me this time. The funny thing was I'd then always beat them by the same 1-2 car lengths regardless. Every time. Yeah, I had a few cubes on everybody but I also had the tallest gears of our group too. (Sound familiar?) Everyone but the GTO had a weight advantage on me as well.
The bottom line though is that a bracket race effort that would be reasonably competitive would require a larger expenditure of effort, time, and money than I am able to field right now, and that is even if I was into bracket racing, which, again, I'm not.
Regards, Eric
It was a great time because muscle cars were dirt cheap, at their very bottom actually, and my buddies and I were having the time of our lives, because we could afford them! We are talking $500-$1,000 for a true, real, muscle car! In our group there was a 68 400 GTO, a 65 SS Chevelle with a swapped in 70 396, a 390 Mustang with a swapped in 410 (390 block, 428 crank), and a 70 350 Nova SS 4 speed. There was also a 69 400 Firebird that would have been a good race for me but he never once made it to the track because it was always broken (Typical GM). I was the only Mopar man. The thing that always perplexed me was how I would kick everybody's asses but yet nobody would ever try a Mopar for themselves. They were instead very determined to prove to me that Mopars sucked. They never succeeded. The Nova guy was the worst. He and the always broken Firebird guy would do this, that, and the other to the Nova and then tell me about it and tell me about how they were gonna take me this time. The funny thing was I'd then always beat them by the same 1-2 car lengths regardless. Every time. Yeah, I had a few cubes on everybody but I also had the tallest gears of our group too. (Sound familiar?) Everyone but the GTO had a weight advantage on me as well.
The bottom line though is that a bracket race effort that would be reasonably competitive would require a larger expenditure of effort, time, and money than I am able to field right now, and that is even if I was into bracket racing, which, again, I'm not.
Regards, Eric
....your heads-up 16-sec races.
You know, to see it in print, "16-sec races" really looks rather weak. Makes me think I need to finish up with this Benzer1 phase I'm in. But I really am having fun with this car!
About your suggestion, we talked about this before. They don't really have specially designated bracket days. (At least not for street cars. You didn't believe me and went to their site to check for yourself.) They only sometimes have some half assed brackets for us on our Street Legals days which is really more of a nuisance to us than anything because it eats into our heads-up racing.
There may be something to what you are saying about 16 second cars not being as consistent as the quicker cars are because Benzer1 definitely is not as consistent as Benzer3 is. But that might also be a result of Benzer3's superior engine management system. (I really need to finish up with this Benzer1 phase I'm in!) One thing we know for sure though is that you know of what you speak when it comes to bracket racing!
Regards, Eric
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Come-on Stevo Devo, you already committed to this date on the 15th! You can't bunk out now!
The 86 degrees they are forecasting is not too bad when you consider that the humidity will be low this time.
Justin really did sell the nappy BMW and has bought a proper wagon...... an E320 wagon! We are proud of you Justin! Although to be honest a turbo Volvo wagon would've been even better. Remember everyone, if it's a 4 door you're after, get a W124. If it's a wagon you're after, get a turbo Volvo!
Anyways, here and now I would like to cordially invite you Justin to come join us at your earliest possible convenience so you can pick on Benzer1 with your new M104!
Regards, Eric
The 86 degrees they are forecasting is not too bad when you consider that the humidity will be low this time.
Justin really did sell the nappy BMW and has bought a proper wagon...... an E320 wagon! We are proud of you Justin! Although to be honest a turbo Volvo wagon would've been even better. Remember everyone, if it's a 4 door you're after, get a W124. If it's a wagon you're after, get a turbo Volvo!
Anyways, here and now I would like to cordially invite you Justin to come join us at your earliest possible convenience so you can pick on Benzer1 with your new M104!
Regards, Eric
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Well, it looks like the weather is gonna be cooler for tomorrow, 84°F. I guess I can make it and it seems it's only Eric and I again. Eric, let me know if you are still going and if you are, get loose cubed ice this time. I called you, but your inbox is full and I can't leave a message. Feel free to call me.
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I'm going! And it's gonna be so cold, the car might break into the TWELVES.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...OI&textField1=43.8736&textField2=-116.498&e=0
Actually, it's the (relatively) high barometric pressure that would likely be responsible for such record-breaking events...
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...OI&textField1=43.8736&textField2=-116.498&e=0
Actually, it's the (relatively) high barometric pressure that would likely be responsible for such record-breaking events...
I thought ambient temps had absolutely NO effect on the M119 operational efficiency. Eh?
Hey, I was just going with the flow... if everyone else says I'm wrong, I must be!!I thought ambient temps had absolutely NO effect on the M119 operational efficiency. Eh?
It's The Rock and Roll Race Report for 10/29/11!
Steve got a couple of 14.2s in the dry air which is a new best for him! He also got a .005 R/T which is also a new best for him!
In a couple of races he ran pretty even with a late model Challenger which was a pretty big thrill for him. (My very first runs on a dragstrip back in 1978 were behind the wheel of my first generation Challenger.)
I had a race with a SC400 (SC400 as in the 32 valve 4.0 V8 one not SC300 which is the 24 valve 3.0 I6 one which would have been a much more fair race against my poor little 12 valve 3.0 I6) which was a very amusing race because I had just told the kid to leave his woman in the pits, not in his car while he was racing it. I told him she was gonna cost him at least a tenth of a second. He didn't listen to me and got spanked by the mighty Benzer1 by .0025 second! Reckon that 110 pound girlfriend cost him that race? Dave won't even let us run on the track with more than a couple gallons of gas! .0025! Twenty-five ten thousandths of a second! That is a quarter of a tenth of a tenth of a second! That has to be my closest race ever! Too bad it's not on video! We raced once earlier but I went up in smoke on that run, the worst up in smoke run I've ever had with Benzer1 and OF COURSE that run is on video! I'll leave it to you all to find that video and post it.
This victory is why I enjoy running B1 so much! Spanking that nappy Toyota with B3 would have been a rather hollow victory, sorta like how it must have been for the Germans when they routed France. But to spank a 32 valve 4.0 V8 with a 12 valve 3.0 I6? Priceless! This car was originally a race for Stevo but Stevo routed him so badly that he decided to go for what he figured was some low hanging fruit (me and my little I6) so that his woman could see him spanking someone instead of her seeing people spanking him. Ha! So after our second race, I was seriously looking forward to that third deciding race but he said he needed to go get some more gas. We haven't seen him since!
Benzer1 has quite a history with spanking Lexuses and Toyotas. My very first top end race in a W124 occurred a short time after I got Benzer1 when we spanked a Lexus GS. That is the single event that hooked me on W124s and is the reason why we now have a Benzer2, a Benzer3, and a Benzer4. My very first drag race in a W124 was when Benzer1 spanked a 24 valve 3.0 V6 Toyota Camry. I think Benzer1 has serious issues with Toyotas!
So back to Stevo's accomplishments, it looks like I need to dust off (not wash, just dust off) the ole Benzer3 pretty soon here now because Steve's bettering of B3's 14.3 just simply can't be allowed to stand for long!
The remaining dates:
November 19
December 3
Regards, Eric
Steve got a couple of 14.2s in the dry air which is a new best for him! He also got a .005 R/T which is also a new best for him!
In a couple of races he ran pretty even with a late model Challenger which was a pretty big thrill for him. (My very first runs on a dragstrip back in 1978 were behind the wheel of my first generation Challenger.)
I had a race with a SC400 (SC400 as in the 32 valve 4.0 V8 one not SC300 which is the 24 valve 3.0 I6 one which would have been a much more fair race against my poor little 12 valve 3.0 I6) which was a very amusing race because I had just told the kid to leave his woman in the pits, not in his car while he was racing it. I told him she was gonna cost him at least a tenth of a second. He didn't listen to me and got spanked by the mighty Benzer1 by .0025 second! Reckon that 110 pound girlfriend cost him that race? Dave won't even let us run on the track with more than a couple gallons of gas! .0025! Twenty-five ten thousandths of a second! That is a quarter of a tenth of a tenth of a second! That has to be my closest race ever! Too bad it's not on video! We raced once earlier but I went up in smoke on that run, the worst up in smoke run I've ever had with Benzer1 and OF COURSE that run is on video! I'll leave it to you all to find that video and post it.
This victory is why I enjoy running B1 so much! Spanking that nappy Toyota with B3 would have been a rather hollow victory, sorta like how it must have been for the Germans when they routed France. But to spank a 32 valve 4.0 V8 with a 12 valve 3.0 I6? Priceless! This car was originally a race for Stevo but Stevo routed him so badly that he decided to go for what he figured was some low hanging fruit (me and my little I6) so that his woman could see him spanking someone instead of her seeing people spanking him. Ha! So after our second race, I was seriously looking forward to that third deciding race but he said he needed to go get some more gas. We haven't seen him since!
Benzer1 has quite a history with spanking Lexuses and Toyotas. My very first top end race in a W124 occurred a short time after I got Benzer1 when we spanked a Lexus GS. That is the single event that hooked me on W124s and is the reason why we now have a Benzer2, a Benzer3, and a Benzer4. My very first drag race in a W124 was when Benzer1 spanked a 24 valve 3.0 V6 Toyota Camry. I think Benzer1 has serious issues with Toyotas!
So back to Stevo's accomplishments, it looks like I need to dust off (not wash, just dust off) the ole Benzer3 pretty soon here now because Steve's bettering of B3's 14.3 just simply can't be allowed to stand for long!
The remaining dates:
November 19
December 3
Regards, Eric
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Some very early tuning immediately after I installed my BergWerks nitrous-oxide system, back in early 2004. I didn't achieve my 12.89 second time until later on.
http://homepage.mac.com/gerryvz/dragstats.xls
Cheers,
Gerry
http://homepage.mac.com/gerryvz/dragstats.xls
Cheers,
Gerry
Interesting. Runs #8 and #11 have killer 60' times, possibly indicating no wheelspin (compared to the others), or the NOS engaging prior to the 60' mark. It's also possible that those two runs were shallow staged, while the others were not, if you don't always shallow stage.
Note the ET's for those two runs were significantly quicker (by a few tenths!) than the other runs, again indicating a much stronger launch.
Note the ET's for those two runs were significantly quicker (by a few tenths!) than the other runs, again indicating a much stronger launch.
Indeed, you should have seen that picture - it looked like you were doing a burnout prior to staging. This time, with less humidity and some relive from hot weather in general (although it did clip 90F degrees) my times did drop, but I also think I got a little better this time around. I managed to spank all Mustangs I ran against except for one, a 10 second car. The fist 5.0 Mustang driver was all serious at the line, got his helmet on gave me a serious look and only managed a 14.6 against my first 14.2. The next two 5.0 Mustang’s were slower and got 14.7 and 14.8 while I had my second 14.2 run and one of my three 14.3 times. So I can safely say that my car performed better in cooler weather with less humidity.
Btw, I managed to locate the track photographer and got a few pictures, one of me launching at the line (while catching the attention from the track girly, must have been my exhaust note at takeoff) and one of me backing up.
I found a pic of B1, from Twilight 8.13.2011 - I can't save the picture, so here is the screen shot. http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/gallery.jsp?gid=768a5498ce7eecb8fdd1
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So, Dave, what times did you run?
Get your mind out of the gutter...she's jail bait. Btw, have you ran against her in the past?
There is a chance I might be working the 19th of this month, but that will not be confirmed until the begging of that week, otherwise I'll be there on the 19th - unless it rains.
This is exactly the situation when one needs an 036. Not to mention with maximum bling - RENNtech carbon fiber airboxes, Full Monty door/trunk switch setups, and the ultimate aphrodesiac ...
No, I haven't. Her father told me what the car runs there.
You need to come on the 19th. There is a good chance that a C43 from Sacramento will be there to race us. This will cause me to break out the mighty Benzer3.
Yes Dave, the C43 dude is the dude we were talking to over on Peachparts. It's the same car we were hoping to line up with you in Sacramento.
Jano, when are you finally going to join us?
Regards, Eric
Perish the thought of a Phoenix or Mickey Thompson sticker on your car instead of that Hoser sticker. Your wife wouldn't have a chance...
Unfortunately, it's out of my hands and although this is only my own speculation at this time, I'll know more towards the end of next week.
Is this an AMG car?
Btw, I got a letter today from the Fontana track and apparently my .005 R/T qualified me for the Race against an NHRA Pro contest being held at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, CA on the 9th of November 2011. They will hold the finals on the 9th and the best R/T will have a chance to square up against an NHRA pro on November 13th...sheeeit.
I do recall the announcement at the track about the contest and anyone who got a .007 R/T or better that day would qualify for the contest in Pomona, but I was in the process of finding a track to listen to and didn't hear all of it. Either way I can't make it on the 9th, although it would have been fun to run in Pomona and represent the 036. I do have to reply with my decision by the 7th since they are providing lunch for attending racers and need an accurate head count. Oh well...
Almost forgot, your .001 R/T on October 15th was against me, I got a .061 R/T on that run.
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Yes. He claimed on my peachparts thread that he runs high 13s and I guess it's possible that he did although Dave seemed doubtful of it. I don't think he'll run high 13s at our nappy track though. Even if he is quicker than you are you should be able to beat him because of your newly acquired superior reaction times! If you are that worried about it you can remove your headlight panels and change your intake tubes!
I just got my letter today too!
I do recall the announcement at the track about the contest and anyone who got a .007 R/T or better that day would qualify for the contest in Pomona, but I was in the process of finding a track to listen to and didn't hear all of it. Either way I can't make it on the 9th, although it would have been fun to run in Pomona and represent the 036. I do have to reply with my decision by the 7th since they are providing lunch for attending racers and need an accurate head count. Oh well...
Are they going to feed us before or after the races? You do know what digestion does to reaction times, right?
I don't think I can have B3 ready by then and B1 is out of the question until I can resolve these fuel starvation issues. I'm still convinced that the sock in the tank is plugging up but that requires pulling the tank which I don't want to try to tackle until I have another car to drive...... which is yet another reason to finish B3.
Yes, that's why I asked if you could please post the timeslip but you said you couldn't do it because you didn't have the ability to do it from home. Maybe you can post that timeslip from work? Please!
Regards, Eric
