Autobahn return: misfires and a black flag day
Back to Autobahn today.
Today was really frustrating.
Session 1 was great. Ran a 1:37.50, but I forgot to put a memory card in my camera. :\ I was running in advanced group and very little interaction with traffic.
Session 2 my car was badly misfiring. I went back to the paddock after 2 laps. After poking around a bit I found the cylinder 7 plug wire managed to pop off. The boot melted inside the plug hole. I got it reattached and the engine seemed okay. A couple rips outside the track to test.
Session 3 I was a couple minutes late and by the time I got to the pits they had black flagged the session. I never found out what happened.
Session 4 I got about 4-5 laps in before the misfire came back. Then a black flag, which turned into a red flag. First for that for me. Again I never saw the cause. Usually a red flag is pretty serious. I got back to the paddock and found the 7 wire shorted against one of the headers.
I still had one session, but I gave up early in frustration. I think I got in less than 15 laps all day. I also think I bumped the suspension out of alignment. Not a ton, but the cams are known for slipping on these cars. I have a set of camber lock outs from AMT already. I just need to install them. I finally ran into Phil Jue, who I have been chatting with on various forums for a while.
Finally the punch list
- Get a new set of plugs and see if it fixes the misfire. I ordered a set with ceramic boots so hopefully this doesn’t happen again.
- Check on the alignment
- Install the fog light air ducts I got
- Do the harmonic balancer. Also got parts for that. It’s not critical.
