ERA #776 Initial Startup Questions

[strictlypersonl]

If your engine (cam, probably) needs breaking in at 2200 rpm for a prolonged period, I would augment the engine fan with an external one. You're generating more heat than usual, first from the higher rpm, second from what is most likely a tight engine.

Your tach should work OK with a wire directly from the MSD tach output to the signal side (not the green-wire side) of the tachometer.

[tgitchel]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

If your engine (cam, probably) needs breaking in at 2200 rpm for a prolonged period, I would augment the engine fan with an external one. You're generating more heat than usual, first from the higher rpm, second from what is most likely a tight engine.

Your tach should work OK with a wire directly from the MSD tach output to the signal side (not the green-wire side) of the tachometer.

Yes, I was trying to maintain 2,200 RPM for 30 min total with the break in oil before letting it idle for the first time.

Should I leave the orange wire at ERA harness #40 connected to the white wire of the MSD, or disconnect and just have the wire from the MSD tach output going directly to the signal side of the tach?