Last Friday did not work out as planned. I ran into several snags that kept me from making some passes. There is a story to go along with this that I feel like sharing.
Rewind back to last Wednesday. I was getting all pumped up for making some quarter mile passes. I decided to go over my engine in detail to make sure all is good before I make the trek to the track. One of the things I like to do is wiggle my engine harness to make sure that I have good connectivity. With my older Civic I find that things can vibrate loose quite easily. My motor was running, sounding great, then I grabbed the engine harness and gave it a shake. Instantly my engine died. My jaw dropped. Great, just what I need before I go to the track, an electrical problem.
I managed to get my engine started and began tracing wires. I wiggled my map sensor wiring and that seemed to kill the engine. I went through the wires and traced, everything was fine. This lead me to look at my TPS. Sure enough, that was the culprit. I had smashed the TPS against my firewall once again and the case was broken. The case was cocked off making for a bad connection.
Now I am in the process of removing my intake manifold so that I can clearance the firewall even more for that darn TPS. It's been raining every afternoon since Wednesday which hasn't given me a chance to work on my toy. Hopefully I will get a chance today.
I seem to jinx myself everytime I set a track date. Now I am shooting for the next chance I get. Stay tuned!
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