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| Clois Harlan |
05-02-2016 06:25 PM |
Actually, my office has relocated our Tulsa functions to Denver and I have been training new employees. Effective June 24 I will be retired an have a lot more time to devote to this build. But the good news today is I fired the coyote for the first time. In spite of all my careful wiring only half of my gauges work. The plan was to fire it up yesterday when I turned on the ignition and charged up the fuel system I had gas pouring out of my fuel line. I put about a gallon on the floor in no time.
Got everything cleaned up and hosed out the garage and let it air out over night. Today when I turned on the key there was no drama just the sweet sound of a brand new coyote coming to life.
This week I will find out why my tech, fuel, gauge, etch. is not working.
On another note we are re designing the windshield and it is almost done. Hopefully I can post pictures of the newly configured windshield (that is exactly like the original) and a video of the start. Things should start moving a little faster in a few weeks. 10 and 12 hour days are the norm lately just trying to get these new collage grads up to speed in the oil and gas business. He real world is a lot different than classroom theory. ☺
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| Clois Harlan |
05-03-2016 06:20 AM |
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| vector1 |
05-03-2016 07:44 AM |
That has to sound good. Congratulations on leaving the rat race. Let me know if you get the gauges ironed out, I have a fuel gauge that oscillates whenever I turn a blinker on.
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| Clois Harlan |
05-03-2016 08:34 AM |
Sounds familiar to some demons I had to track down on my last build.
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| twin turbo |
05-03-2016 06:56 PM |
Congrats on your upcoming retirement!
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| dallas_ |
05-03-2016 07:13 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clois Harlan
(Post 1389835)
He real world is a lot different than classroom theory. ☺
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Congrats on the retirement!
You comment reminds me of the quote "Farming is easy when your plow is a pencil and the field is 1,000 miles away." :) |
| Clois Harlan |
05-04-2016 06:03 AM |
Actually looking forward to June 24th although my wife is more than a little jealous and I believe she will be making me a list of things I need to do every day before she leaves for work.
A side note on the coupe: I got all my gauges they were not working to function correctly last night. I found out that my tach was not working because I had forgotten to ground my VSS wire (it's yellow in my wiring harness). My fuel gauge works best when I put in more than a gallon in a 22 gallon tank. My cooling fan came on as expected when my water temp gauge reached 180 degrees.
A new problem is my clutch is not engaging so I must re-bleed the thing which is a lot of fun but I saved all my red neck bleeding devises and if it works I will take pictures. At any rate the coupe is beginning to come together.
On another issue if you drop the end of a wire tie onto your headers and forget to remove it before you start the engine ....it will smoke and melt and ruin whatever part of those high dollar titanium header wrap they melt on. Just an observation!
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| la cobra |
05-04-2016 07:33 AM |
Good for you. One thing you will ask how did I do all this when I was working?
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| vector1 |
05-04-2016 09:49 AM |
If your clutch operates via conventional bleed line, try one of the Russell Speed Bleeders in the end. Worth every penny.
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| cycleguy55 |
05-04-2016 04:01 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by vector1
(Post 1390020)
If your clutch operates via conventional bleed line, try one of the Russell Speed Bleeders in the end. Worth every penny.
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Used those on my brakes - great invention! |
| Bernica |
05-04-2016 04:07 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clois Harlan
(Post 1390006)
Actually looking forward to June 24th although my wife is more than a little jealous and I believe she will be making me a list of things I need to do every day before she leaves for work.
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I can relate Clois! I am trying it and I get a list and then follow up calls from my wife from her work! Almost want to go back to the grind some days!:eek: |
| Clois Harlan |
05-05-2016 05:29 AM |
I have seven (7) more weeks to the day and list or no list I am looking forward to June 24. I have worked steady for 51 years and it is time to take a little break. I worked through HS and College and aside for a semester or two in college and a couple corporate downsizings, I have always worked . No complaints , rather I am thankful I could work.
On another issue I have been having issues with my clutch not engaging enough so I re-bled my clutch MC last night and I was able to get enough action on my tob to engage my clutch enough that I can shift through all six forward gears but I couldn't engage reverse. My clutch MC is a 5/8" Wilwood and I think I need more travel to release the dual clutch system I am running so today I will venture down to my local speed shop and pick up a 3/4" MC and see if that gives me enough clutch travel to get this thing to go cart stages.
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| James Stern |
05-05-2016 06:21 AM |
Clois,
Retirement was the 2nd greatest day in my life. The funny thing; now that I have been retired for 7 years I am trying to figure out where did I ever find time to work.
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| Clois Harlan |
05-05-2016 09:07 AM |
That's funny James!
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| Clois Harlan |
05-06-2016 05:17 AM |
I had to work late last night but I did manage to remove the 5/8" mc and replace it with the new 3/4" clutch mc. Hopefully, I can bleed it tonight and have a go cart tomorrow. Ready for some things to go right with this build.
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| Clois Harlan |
05-08-2016 11:06 AM |
Today I had a successful go cart ride and all is good Except I'm not happy with the steering. It's not bad but I think I need to address the alignment of the steering column. I had to modify it to allow for the size of the Coyote engine. I think it may be binding a little but it may be because everything is new. Next ride. After the rain stops this afternoon, maybe��
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| dallas_ |
05-08-2016 08:32 PM |
Congratulations on the milestone, that's great!
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| Clois Harlan |
05-10-2016 05:46 AM |
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| Ron61 |
05-10-2016 06:28 AM |
Clois,
Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. When I retired I had a period of about 4 months that I had to adjust to not going to work every day, but now I have it down pat. The Coupe will help a lot as I didn't have anything going at that time to occupy me.
I can't see the videos on Facebook but am sure that I will see some at a later date. I post mine of You Tube so that is where I go for most of them.
Ron :)
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| Clois Harlan |
05-10-2016 01:35 PM |
Hey Ron I am going to have to get a 12 yo to show how to post to utube. :)
Thanks for all your help and advice over the years.
Clois
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