All done

Or at least as done as one of these things gets.

This weekend saw the installation of the throttle bodies, which were rebalanced and reset to hopefully fix the lean running of cylinder 3. Then it was back on with all the remaining bits and pieces, and out for a test drive. On it's return, there were no oil leaks, and the cylinder seems to be running fine. It's also solved the pre-ignition problem which meant you could see the flash of the fuel igniting in the throttle body itself, rather than in the cylinder.

Oh, and I also discovered why the license plate light wasn't working. Through a series of intense problem solving exercises involving oscilloscopes, test rigs, multimeters and a pair of pliers, we discovered the globe was missing. $1.50 later and it's all working fine.

One thing that did come up - the fan doesn't seem to want to come on when the engine heats up. When running, it only takes a few seconds for the water temp to drop from 120 to around 80, but if I get stuck in traffic I could have problems. So I'll be checking the fan - but that isn't going to stop registration.

So now I need to wait for the paperwork to come on from the Department, then it's over the pits and wack on the license plates.