[tortuga]

I've converted to an all nylon braided hose fuel feed from my original big billet log and collection of an fittings to get it BELOW the turkey pan real close to the manifold; the hoses are all as high as possible up in the pan, both exiting at the back...I ran the forward hose as high as I could...in poking around it seems that the front of the manifold gets hotter than the back. Guessing that the coolant passages, the reservoir and generally less chance for air to circulate causes this?

The comment about the crappy CA winter fuel and the Wonderfully warm winter we've had is probably a very valid point.

Aside from the hot start problems, the motor seems really really happy running hotter.

Steve H
SPF 1764