Montreal328 wrote:
8-) Vroum! Vroum! Vroum! I can almost hear it from here!

Well...not exactly.
I wasted a lot of time trying to get the solid state relay I bought for the fuel pump working right. I thought it was a drop-in replacement for a normal really and it ALMOST is. I wasted about 2 hours and gave up and used a normal relay...just like it I was doing before I wasted the 2 hours.
With that functioning again I decide to give the engine a try...but first spark plugs in. Ok, now it's 7:30.....lots of popping noises but no actually running. Ok......I checked a couple things and gave it another try, and the engine locked up. Hmmmmmm......it seems the popping got cylinder 12 leaking

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Everything was tight before that, I sat with coolant for 4 hours and I inspected it several times...dry as a bone. Now it leaks. I put spot leak in the coolant as a precaution so it might seal itself......might.......
What I decide was there is no way I'm pulling the engine without knowing if it runs so I pulled the plug and moved on. I tried a couple things quick with no real change. I need to double check what I did with the wiring when I converted to waste spark......I must have something wrong. I'll have a lot tomorrow and give it another try.....maybe the leak will stop....you never know.