[hawk2100n]

I just took a weekend trip to the 12 Hours of Sebring. It's starting to heat up here in Florida and that means AC or I will die. I have been averaging a consistant 38-39 MPG without the AC in the 2000 miles since I bought the car. But the highway jaunts required the AC and went through a full tank each and they killed it at 35.5 there and 34.5 on the way back. I did my best to reduce the AC load but it was too hot. I had one tank in the middle where I got away with windows down for about 80-90% and that was 39.5 mpg. But that's the cost of living down here I guess.

Also, my CEL came on about mid way back. Suspected the O2 Sensors after a successful attempt at using the spark plug non foulers in the second bung on the header. Turns out it was a code for the crank position sensor. Visual inspection showed me that I forgot to tuck the wire in place on the timing cover after that replacement a couple of weeks ago and the alternator belt rubbed through the insulation. I cleared the code and tucked the wire away but now I have to dread taking the timing cover off to repair it correctly with a new sensor or hopefully I can just splice in new wires. The good thing is the sensor seems to be working with no CEL after the clear and the car backs up to the distributor in the event of a failure so it will continue to run. But still, I feel both dumb and lucky I didn't get stranded on the side of the road.