Yabadabadooooooooooooooooo!!!

[chris.richard]

:D :D :D MY ENGINE GOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :D :)

Fired it up tonight for the first time and WOW!!! What a noise! Brilliant!! These 24-valves sound the dog's bollocks, they really do! It's taken 20 months to get it to this since I took delivery of the engine, and it's been blood sweat & tears, but tonight that all melted into insignificance. However, if I was doing it again, I certainly wouldn't do it the same way, but that's probably a story for the newsletter! The final gotcha that has defeated me for a couple of days was that I'd forgotten the Alfa ECU software cuts off power to the fuel pump unless the engine is turning - I was baffled what was wrong when I couldn't get the fuel pump relay to activate. It does when the starter turns the engine and the crank sensor detects it.
Unreserved and heartfelt thanks to:-
David May
Jerry Bailey
Ken Stevenson
Mike Buckler of Rusper Alfa
Various members of the Alfa Digest Forum
David May again

Thanks a million guys, I couldn't have got there without you. Thank you for putting up with my persistent stupidity. Isn't the internet a great thing?

Did I mention?
MY ENGINE GOES, MY ENGINE GOES, MY ENGINE GOES, MY ENGINE GOES!!! :D :D :D

[SUSIT]

Bit OT! MEG would have done IMHO

ps
Well done

Stephen

[chris.richard]

OK, Steve, MEG?

[guy mayers]

Even I worked out MEG means My Engine Goes Chris! This euphoria thing does go to the head doesn't it! Same for me when the Volumex fired on the FIRST turn of the key after 3 years of building! Same story with the Alfa another 3 years later!!

Anyway, congratulations! The next step is moving it under it's own power! It gets REALLLLY exciting then!
Guy

[chris.richard]

This euphoria thing does go to the head doesn't it!
Guy

No, that's the alcohol the euphoria persuades you to celebrate with!

[vojx]

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS

its that pivotal moment when the heap of metal and plastic turns into an unfinished car :D

[CorseChris]

its that pivotal moment when the heap of metal and plastic turns into an unfinished car :D

ROFL :D :D :D

Had that very same feeling yesterday when I finally got mine ready for paint...

[David May]

Well done, Chris.

You had better write a book about it for all those future 24V convertees out there.

I'm still trying to work out how to get beyond that 'unfinished car' stage myself

[Sando]

Well done chris, I know exactly how you feel. An awsome feeling!
I bet it gets started up every week from now on until it's on the road.
- just to keep it 'turned over' of course.....

BRMMMM BRMMMMM