So no luck with the chicken coop.  The solar panel I was using was labeled as 5 Watts. However, it only put out about 20 mA (.24 Watts) in direct sunlight. That wasn’t even enough to run the power supply.  I assumed that it would put out more than that in the shade. I guess I need to buy a better panel.  More money, and I don’t even have any chickens yet.

On another note, I’ve been struggling with sorting a Buick Grand National for some time now. Today, I figured out that the previous owner had installed an adjustable boost actuator at over 20 psi.  I never noticed how high it was set because I had a big crack in one of the headers. I welded that up last week, and it started blowing off vacuum/boost lines. I guess someone’s solution to low boost was to crank on the actuator rod rather than fixing the problem. I used my air compressor and a pressure regulator to open the waste gate (pictured), and it didn’t fully open until almost 25 psi!  I cranked it back down, and I have a Manual Boost Controller on order.  I can’t wait!  Once I get it tuned back down and running predictably, I can start cranking it back up and spinning the tires!