Now that my open exhaust issue is resolved, a rainy day in CA is perfect for working in the garage. So let's get tuning. Last time I was able to get the engine to fire, so today I wanted to see if it would actually run. Went back through the Megasquirt II (MicroSquirt) tuning documentation, made a few tweaks based on the writeup from @AustrianVespaGuy. Started the data log, turned the key, began cranking, timing light flashing and it fired... and died. Tried it again, fired and kept going. It actually started around 2000 RPM and slowly settled down to about 1500 RPM. I checked the static timing (which was suppose to be fixed at 10 degrees BTDC) and it was more like 20). Let it idle about 5 minutes until the coolant temp was around 180, shut it down and sent the data log to @AustrianVespaGuy who reminded me that I needed to fix the timing at 10 degrees on initial startup and not use the table.
Made the changes and restarted the car. Things were going smoothly, rock steady idle, static timing needed adjustment, but the motor sounded very happy, and then things went sideways in a hurry...
Coolant was pooling under the car, but from where? Basically everywhere! The heater core blew a seam and coolant was flowing into the pedal box. But wait, why is oil leaking from the front driver's side? Because the oil filter gasket is leaking! Wait what's this? A small pool of MTL dripping on the floor from the Guibo? Is the rear seal on the 5 speed bad? I was told it was replaced (5 years ago)?
So it looks like I'll be pulling things apart before I get back to the fun stuff. So much promise, dashed so quickly.
Mark92131