Topic: K vs BFE

So K is trying to reject her heart transplant.
We arrived around 9:30 this morning,, after the 1000 mile, 16 hour all-nighter. She was running good, we had a few last minute things to square away and were about ready for tech when we noticed the rear main seal had decided to start pissing oil all over the paddock. No biggie, called Frank, he and Anton could grab a seal on the way from the airport .... couple hours of wrench slinging she'd be good as new. So we headed for tech, where we found out that the kill switch had decided to go all tree hugger on us and stop killing ......
A few hours of wire shuffling and she decided to stop running all together .... we think the ECU has bit the big one....

We'll be back at it bright and early in hopes of getting her out on track where she belongs.

Wish us luck, and if you're at the track feel free to stop by and scratch ur head with us .....

Damn u Iaccoca!!

51 time Loser.

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ECU is never the problem. Ever.

Check your grounds, check your power to the ecu, if it has any lights see if they light up.

Start looking for a set-o-points and a Quadrajet.

K Car Stalker

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Come on guys  make us proud(er).

Go K go!

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It lives!!!!!  Again...

Bad ECU.

51 time Loser.

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huzzah!

the video posted makes it look like it might be decent, now.

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How's the K after day one?  Teething issues sorted?

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Re: K vs BFE

Scored a junkyard ECU, fired right up.
Runs good!! Power!!! Ran a 2:30 flat 1st stint out. Fast lap of the race was a 2:18 last I looked .....

Then we had a myriad of other small issues, oil leak, its got a CV leaking, motor mount busted, and finally just after the checkers one of the coil wire fell off and stranded me on the back straight on the cool down lap....

All in all not a bad day. I'm sure we haven't eradicated all the gremlins yet but were fixing them as we find them and hope get some good laps in tomorrow.

51 time Loser.

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psychoboy wrote:

huzzah!

the video posted makes it look like it might be decent, now.

Where is this video of which u speak??

51 time Loser.

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Only 2 laps behind the petty cash cheaty E30. Go the K-Car!

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Racing the "Toylet" Toyota Celica powered by Chevrolet Ecotec.
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Overall winner Gingerman 2019

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Video puh-lease

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Brett85p wrote:

Only 2 laps behind the petty cash cheaty E30. Go the K-Car!

Why all the hate? We were paddock neighbors with the K and helped out whenever we weren't wrenching on our own car (for which we won the Heroic Fix trophy), not to mention donating a CD player, speakers and antenna to the K-It-Forward program.

Anyway, we had a much better day today despite a few new problems and new drivers.  smile

-Matt

30 Time Loser with Class C, Index of Effluency, I got Screwed and Heroic Fix Trophies who usually races, according to Car and Driver, The Greatest Road Racing Cherokee in History.

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TeamPettyCash wrote:
Brett85p wrote:

Only 2 laps behind the petty cash cheaty E30. Go the K-Car!

Why all the hate? We were paddock neighbors with the K and helped out whenever we weren't wrenching on our own car (for which we won the Heroic Fix trophy), not to mention donating a CD player, speakers and antenna to the K-It-Forward program.

Anyway, we had a much better day today despite a few new problems and new drivers.  smile

-Matt

No hate, just turned on race monitor and saw the K on 57 and the E30 on 59 laps. It's fun to see a Class C car close on laps to a class A car.

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Overall winner Gingerman 2019

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TeamPettyCash wrote:
Brett85p wrote:

Only 2 laps behind the petty cash cheaty E30. Go the K-Car!

Why all the hate? We were paddock neighbors with the K and helped out whenever we weren't wrenching on our own car (for which we won the Heroic Fix trophy), not to mention donating a CD player, speakers and antenna to the K-It-Forward program.

Anyway, we had a much better day today despite a few new problems and new drivers.  smile

-Matt

Thats not bate Matt.... that's K car love.
It was good pitting with you guys, thanks for the help and advice. Sorry for getting in your way so much and spreading greasy K parts everywhere.

See u in Buttonwillow, we may have a better shot at beating the Cherokee, probably not, but a K can dream .....

51 time Loser.

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LeMonster wrote:
TeamPettyCash wrote:
Brett85p wrote:

Only 2 laps behind the petty cash cheaty E30. Go the K-Car!

Why all the hate? We were paddock neighbors with the K and helped out whenever we weren't wrenching on our own car (for which we won the Heroic Fix trophy), not to mention donating a CD player, speakers and antenna to the K-It-Forward program.

Anyway, we had a much better day today despite a few new problems and new drivers.  smile

-Matt

Thats not bate Matt.... that's K car love.
It was good pitting with you guys, thanks for the help and advice. Sorry for getting in your way so much and spreading greasy K parts everywhere.

See u in Buttonwillow, we may have a better shot at beating the Cherokee, probably not, but a K can dream .....

We pitted next to the K Car at Gingerman and have nothing but love for the K, it was so cool to see it run all weekend when we all fully expected to be up to our elbows in Chrysler engine parts smile

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Racing the "Toylet" Toyota Celica powered by Chevrolet Ecotec.
24x Loser with the Celica. 16x loser in other fine machines
Overall winner Gingerman 2019

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LeMonster wrote:

It lives!!!!!  Again...

Bad ECU.

I humbly eat my crow, good sir.

Win!

K Car Stalker

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Nah, you just weren't there to see the exploded capacitor on the ECU.

You will be reunited with the K soon...

firegremlin wrote:
LeMonster wrote:

It lives!!!!!  Again...

Bad ECU.

I humbly eat my crow, good sir.

Win!

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Um, would that be the fuxed capacitor?  big_smile

<Rimshot>

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X-args wrote:

Nah, you just weren't there to see the exploded capacitor on the ECU.

You will be reunited with the K soon...

firegremlin wrote:
LeMonster wrote:

It lives!!!!!  Again...

Bad ECU.

I humbly eat my crow, good sir.

Win!

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Not many things left to break on the K. It should be 100% reliable, once every part has broken and been replaced.

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Judge Phil wrote:

Not many things left to break on the K. It should be 100% reliable, once every part has broken and been replaced.

...because the second engine did so well.

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Judge Phil wrote:

Not many things left to break on the K. It should be 100% reliable, once every part has broken and been replaced.


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Judge Phil wrote:

Not many things left to break on the K. It should be 100% reliable, once every part has broken and been replaced.

Shenanigans!

As the owner of a K-car-cousin (Sundance), there is ALWAYS something ready (and willing) to fail on a Chrysler unless you first appease the yet-dead spirit of Uncle Lido.  I will be driving around the Chrysler world HQ later tonight and purging my radiator overflow cap somewhere near the main tower as a sign of respect in preparation for Autobahn.

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NSF wrote:
Judge Phil wrote:

Not many things left to break on the K. It should be 100% reliable, once every part has broken and been replaced.


HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!1!!


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Thanks again to Brandon and Steve for letting me race with ya'll. The car runs and drives great! just a few lil issues to work out. The motor ran just as well as it did when it was in my Daytona, so I know the installation was done CORRECTLY!!!! The driving stints I did were fun( I really liked the track), the car was easy to drive and powered up the hills with ease! Job well done guys!

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What is the status of the engine?  How did it hold up.  What is left to do before it's first transcontinental journey?

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