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• Third time not luckyOctober 13, 2022
  Having failed twice to get the engine running – at the expense of a weekend of time and a thousand miles of driving (return trip distance) each time, I was keen to succeed this trip and had prepared better (though not exhaustively) for anticipated problems. Since the second trip had determined that the engine was … Continue reading Third time not lucky
• If at first you do not succeed, fail againOctober 8, 2022
  The last time, the engine was cranking with a starter battery hooked up – right up to when the battery terminal melted and the negative lead detached. Consequently this time I expected to hook up a new battery, bleed the engine to the injectors and most likely have it running fairly easily after that. So … Continue reading If at first you do not succeed, fail again
• At least it didn’t explodeJune 1, 2022
  The first objective for Tenacious is to get the engine running. One of the many lessons learned from Guanahani was to focus on core systems first and not branch out into too many different projects simultaneously. Since Tenacious came with no batteries at all I needed at least 1 starting battery for the engine. An … Continue reading At least it didn’t explode