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2.0 duratec. ITB’s, Haltech sport ecu Had been running in the morning up until it died on me Friday afternoon

My engine decided to stop running yesterday (seemed to stall at a stop sign). Wouldn't start. No luck with jumper cables. Appeared to have no spark. Today i checked and i'm seeing increased 'miss counter' which seems to be a lack of Home signals registering. I swapped out a different camshaft (and crank) sensor to no avail. Am i correct to think the problem is likely in the wires for camshaft sensor->ecu. or should i be looking elsewhere? thanks :banghead:

IIRC oil fill level is flush with the side plug. It is my understanding that ford designed it to not require fluid exchanges. Dumping half your oil out the tail shaft when you pull the engine does not count as scheduled maintenance. It's just one of those things we all do but the T9 does not require.

Unusually slow... Something must have broken

John. any chance that can be oil fouling the intake from your filter. I previously noted increased oil in my ITB trumpet after cleaning and re-oiling my foam air filter. and that appears to be on cylinder #1?

External lump with return line/pressure regulator in my Birkin

Also try carbuildersolutions www. They have lots of bits & bobs

Why not a Storker then?

Bruce - blackhole and I are pretty close by if you need assistance Or when you’re ready for a blat P

Road trip to Oxford CT. Quantum mechanics (John Esposito) is the T9 guy in the northeast

Kiwi: drive to the coast to see haystack rock at Cannon Beach. Rt 101 along the coast is a scenic drive. There is also Mt Hood. I'm sure your colleagues will fill you in on additional touristy things to do Car looks sharp p.

With respect to gas pumps: my Birkin was always very finicky filling up. I had to hold the nozzle at an angle, turned sideways, inserted as far in as possible, and just let a trickle of gas flow. Otherwise gas would splash back onto the nozzle and shut off flow. TBox56 filled me in on the solution: the stock gas tank had a small lip inside the filler at the top of the tank (round hole cut in tank, round pipe welded an an angle = oval mating surface. Trimming this internal lip solved the problem. Check to see if your tank has a similar situation.

vov if you can I've always taken mine out from below (except for an oil slick the first time). i found no amount of wrapping or plugging adequately seals the tail shaft end. The birkin has a removable frame brace beneath the gear box which allows it to be dropped straight down. I'm not sure if your frame allows this or not. Good luck and have fun getting intimate with your cat.

oh my! amazon first offered me a 'smile' popup. And then proceeds to list a 275Gal option for higher spec engines?

Try quantum mechanics in Oxford CT

Yes Kitcat: and if my Duratec weren’t out of tune you’d only be lapping me twice each session

(somewhat off topic) Yellowss7 - I found your seats in Orange to be comfortable and offer more lateral support than my current equipment. However your seats are too wide for my Birkin. Do you know whether the Caterham passenger seat made by Tillett? IIRC your drivers seat is a Tillett - do you have any idea which seat #'s they are? Do you, or anyone, know if the various Tilletts all "fit" similarly aside from seat width? thanks p.

If it doesn’t work out we’ll just crash your or D’s garage for a bbq and social get together. Many, many thanks again! It was another memorable weekend well worth the hassle, travel, and humidity to join a great group of folks... as always the track was exceptional, as was dinner at Antonio’s Ps. What happened to the Storkers? Just about every other marque was represented. P.

For those who have not yet hit the road - Don’t Forget your pre-inspection form. Sitting here with my coffee I just remembered mine!

Or we can sort it out in the paddock before burgers and beers Friday evening? Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow [edit: Later today] p.

are they SFI rated? track checks for FIA or SFI approval.

Kitcat - hopefully you’re just paying your karmic dues now instead of on the track.

To echo what Croc & Tom have said in the past: Weather at the track is 'weird'. Every visit I've made there have been monsoon's 5 miles away and pristine weather at the track. So the forecast isn't reliable. It's not worth worrying about.

Regardless of exact provenance (Rule #1, any seven is better than a saloon car). It had NJ plates which is impressive considering my understanding of the climate for our cars in the state. If the buyer is local, hopefully they'll come to our annual gathering.

Thanks for the refresher Kitcat. these things are too often misapplied. this tread reminds me of a very eloquent exchange between a student protester at a Bush Sr. speech. As security was moving to silence the student the president stopped them and proceeded to calmly debate & reason with the student exposing the fallacies in his protest. It has sadly been a long time since we've seen this from any politician.