[V8] V8 Maiden Voyage

[Roger Woodbury]

Great trip today.  First long distance trip since the timing belt service
was completed.  It was a fairly good mix of two lane and divided highway and
according to the car's computer, the overall average was around 24.5 miles
per gallon.  Speed was limited to around sixty for the most part although
traffic in closer to Portland was moving quite a lot faster.  

I had forgotten two things about the V8. First of all, I had forgotten how
nice it is to travel in the car, with ample power on hand all the time, and
secondly, how smooth the power is as it comes on.  

It reminds me that I must get the cruise control operating because the car
will roll faster and faster so easily that it could be easy to lose my
license.  

One strange thing happened though.  I suddenly lost my trip odometer and my
main odometer.  They just stopped working without fanfare or excitement.  I
just suddenly noticed that I was still looking at 276 miles accumulated on
the tank of fuel, and I knew that I had been well above 300 at that point.
I reset the trip meter and it zeroed, and started to run again, and then
stopped at about 1.5 miles.  There is sits.

Comments about this?  I suspect this is potentially related to the cruise
control issue via a power supply of some sort.  The manual that I have in
the computer doesn't speak specifically about how the odo/trip meter
actually work.  Any input will be gratefully received.

Otherwise the car appears to be 100%.  

Great to have a V8 again!

Roger