[mackerel]

I think I just jumped a hurdle. Since putting in cleaned injectors, I hadn't been getting what I hoped for, and Pablo was starting very hard. This morning I cleaned the cold start injector on the bench, blocked off the EGR, and (D'oh!) found that I'd never re-attached the throttle position sensor wires after doing the main injectors.

What a difference! I don't have mileage data for this yet, other than the last tank (with the throttle position sensor inoperative), which sucked: 23.6 mpg. But with the EGR blocked, there's a rough spot in the power curve that's just gone. The ~50 miles I drove today don't seem to have moved the gas gauge nearly as much as in the past. For my Tacoma, The Rust Victim, I got about 30 mpg at this time two years ago. I guess I'll see at the end of this tank whether I'm doing that well. I'm guessing I'll at least match that.

I've bought a Weber DGV, which has yet to arrive. I'd like to have Trixie's motor fully spruced up and functional on a test stand, ready for action, including the DGV. But today's success means it may be longer before I'm motivated to make the swap.