Southern California C4 Run

[Vette Jockey]

Originally Posted by PLRX

I got to do the Red Rock route.

4/9 Chance of Rain: 30%

[PLRX]

This is really bad. I woke up sick today and I've been trying to shake it off. I guess if I wake up beat up again tomorrow I'll drink a monster with vitamins, ginseng pills and sudafed.

Maybe it was the attic's fiberglass (yes I wore a mask).

[Lrod]

Hey Pete how ya feelin? I just got over that stuff Wed. It's nothing to fool with better get on it ASAP!

Originally Posted by PLRX

This is really bad. I woke up sick today and I've been trying to shake it off. I guess if I wake up beat up again tomorrow I'll drink a monster with vitamins, ginseng pills and sudafed.

Maybe it was the attic's fiberglass (yes I wore a mask).

[PLRX]

It was a great run. Regis had a great time, I'm surprised he has not posted
yet. Like everything in life, we had few pimples (cyclists
and the burgundy foreigner). I had the need to keep on driving and ended up
at the Sequoia National Park. Few attractions were closed due to the
winter season but, will re-open in May 14th.

I'd like to say thank you to all for showing up. I'm looking forward next run.

Metallica still playing at Sirius 27 until next Saturday and made the trip
extremely "head bangin'"



This is the best I can get this LT1. 22 MPG. Funny,
a C6 Z06 with a 427 gives 25-29 MPG



Ted's (95ZR1) LT5. Nice ZR1 Ted!!









First stop after the Rock Store. I had a verbal encounter with a cyclist.







Cyclist

[PLRX]

Viper at Neptunes















































Almost what it feels at Sweet's home...

[PLRX]

Now, please look, and read this.

nOObs don't start a new thread. When it's below freezing and the oil temp
is below 32 F this is how the oil temp is displayed. There is oil and oil pressure
and you dont need to run to your PC and start a new thread.

[Wathen1955]

Originally Posted by PLRX

This is the best I can get this LT1. 22 MPG. Funny, a C6 Z06 with a 427 gives 25-29 MPG

Yeah but you have somewhat of a lead foot.

Thanks for the pics. Wish I would have been there, but I was able to catch up on work, and all I have left now is a nagging cough about once an hour or so.

[Vette Jockey]

Great Pictures of Sequoia National Park, Pete. Really enjoyed the run. Had to go back and tighten some screws that came loose after that last road, and even found a couple of w/s fasteners on the floor.

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by PLRX

Almost what it feels at Sweet's home...

What do you mean "almost feels", I thought it was!

Who the Hell invited Frizzie???


No comment on the rest of the awesome fun it looks like you mofos had

[PLRX]

That mutt was cool.

[Vette Jockey]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

Who the Hell invited Frizzie???

[Sweet 90]

Originally Posted by PLRX

That mutt was cool.

Of course he was cool, it isn't 110º in the shade yet and he ain't in El Paso

[C4fan]

Originally Posted by Sweet 90

What do you mean "almost feels", I thought it was!

Who the Hell invited Frizzie???


No comment on the rest of the awesome fun it looks like you mofos had

Great pics, looks like another great cruise.

[skyzzics]

I now have a daily driver again. The thing drove like a three legged dog and got so slow I was ashamed to take it on the streets.




With the new cats it now runs like a banshee. BIG difference. Runs cooler and gas mileage is right up there. I'm ready for the next Bomber Run.

[mike100]

^^^ you would have probably broke down...I been in cars that were so plugged, that as soon as it got warmed up, the remaining few open honeycomb cells blocked off during heat expansion.

The tow would have been more than the repair.

[Wathen1955]

Originally Posted by skyzzics

I now have a daily driver again. The thing drove like a three legged dog and got so slow I was ashamed to take it on the streets.

Wow! Wonder what caused that build up? Curious...how many miles are on the car? What kind of gas was being used?

[skyzzics]

Originally Posted by Wathen1955

Wow! Wonder what caused that build up? Curious...how many miles are on the car? What kind of gas was being used?

The car has 87,000 miles on it. It passed smog just last year with 82,000 miles. I experimented with various grades of gas and settled in with regular grade because I got the same mileage regardless of grade or brand. It took all year to slowly strangle the engine until I finally decided it had to be the cats. I can't find the cause but I am happy for the cure.

[mike100]

running rich and burning lots of oil will do it. If you had a misfire for several months or a bad O2 sensor that caused it to run rich, that would do it in.

[skyzzics]

Originally Posted by mike100

running rich and burning lots of oil will do it. If you had a misfire for several months or a bad O2 sensor that caused it to run rich, that would do it in.

I changed the O2 sensor almost right after I purchased it (along with new injectors) and the misfire was fixed soon after I discovered the cause. The plugs looked new even then. But you are right. It does not take much to mess things up.
I think, though, that the previous owner, who lived on a two mile dirt road may have caused the innards of the cats to break loose into small pieces which then clogged toward the rear of the exhaust. That road was really like a washboard. The inside pieces popped out in my hand. They are supposed to last longer than 87,000 miles, no? Anyway, it's all good now. I'm ready for the next Bomber Run. And I also get to drive it every day now.

[drmrman]

Originally Posted by mike100

running rich and burning lots of oil will do it. If you had a misfire for several months or a bad O2 sensor that caused it to run rich, that would do it in.

Fixed a ford escape with a miss fire... 2 bad coils. A couple days later. The gentlemans car was towed back to the shop. His EGR valve had exploded. The heat generated from the miss destroyed his bank 1 cat and it got clogged in the rear main cat... Excess pressure blew the body of the valve out.

The front cat/manifold.... 700... just in parts ... Dont buy ford!