niche

Note to self, look up this thread whenever you think about getting a 928! Yikes.

upstate bob

-which reminds me I should fix the license plate light that state inspectors didn't catch until this summer.
-cruise control? I've had my 79 for 6 years now and never tried it. but I also really need to get those instrument lights brighter.

drwhosc

I am amazed at the response to "Buyer's Remorse". I have it from time to time, but I got the car to work on and restore.

My advice, is except the fact that things are never done. If you have OCD and want perfection, you will have buyer's remorse. If you can keep it running, and are willing to do some projects, you will be a happy driving boy. The mechanicals are pretty reliable.

I have an early 911, a S4 928 and a 944. each car has its own personality. The 928 is by far the most comfortable, and was about a decade advanced compared to cars its age. it drives and handles well with timeless styling.

Get a white board, list your issues, choose your battles, fix what you can, get someone to fix what you can't, do your maintenance. and repeat....

welcome, and let us know in a year if you still have buyers remorse...

gmshtr

OK, so I just had my first trip under the car. Based on a thread about removing a 928 gas tank, I figured out where the fuel pump and filter were. I got the cover off, cranked her up, and found the leak coming from both orange O-rings of the connector that run out of the fuel pump to the fuel filter.

I looked everywhere for the corrective action here, but couldn't find anything. Sorry if this is a repost...but I'm glad I tracked down the leak!

bogdann

Wally posted a solution in post #21 for the orange seals. Obviously done well away from the vehicle.

GregBBRD

Sorry, hope that didn't leave a mark!

BTW....I now know exactly what failed in your transmission, to manifest the problems that you experienced....much to my own regret!

You did the correct thing....buying a different "core" was a good plan of action!

gb

BC

Jesus. H. Christ.

Other than the fuel leak, it's all...So minor.

Do some research on every so he issue, read for hours on how 12 different people solved the problem, maybe post a thread and ask a few humble questions, and you are at 2003 or so for many of the lifers here.

Please, if you are not being buried in it, do what Greg says and do it right, step by step, the first time. Don't cut corners.

BC

The leak is clear shown you the Shiney residue on the black rubber shroud for that post below the output on the pump. That is the one that is the trouble spot. Getting it tight requires.... Some Patience and doing things in a special order, IMHO.

WyattsRide

I believe there are two size std lugs. The longer lugs are the locking lugs that originally had a plastic locking cover and a special key to remove them. Most have removed that plastic cover and the center brass lock because of lost keys and/or just how much of pain they were to remove if any corrosion built up in the lock and threads. Get a few good used std lugs from 928 International to replace the longer ones. They are not expensive.

Std lugs and one longer locking lug on a Flat Disk wheel.

BRB-83-911SC

If you remove the locking lug nut, I think you will find that the stud is the same length as the others. Al least that was the case with my car when I replaced the locking lug nut with a regular lug nut.

However, there are 2 different lug stud lengths, depending on if the car was originally optioned with the factory 21mm spacers for the rear wheels (option 415 wider rear track). With this option comes longer studs. If the spacers were removed, usually to accommodate wider rear wheels, then the studs will be too long for the factory closed end lug nuts, so sometimes open end lug nuts are fitted. The "cleanest" solution to this is to replace the longer studs with the shorter ones and use the original closed end lug nuts.

I suspect that is what the case is with the OP's car. Pictures would tell the story.

EDIT - just re-read Rick's post - I think he is saying that the locking lug nut is longer (not the stud), which is truly the case. Maybe the OP's car has multiple locking lug nuts on one wheel? Again, pictures would tell the story.

gmshtr - sounds like you have a nice car with only a bit of sorting required. Keep your spirits up!

WyattsRide

So the longer lug is not the locking lug with out the plastic cover. The longer open ended lug is to accommodate the longer stud without the spacer. Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification Brian!

GeorgeM

That nowhere town is barely 15 mins from VIR... also John and Christian, multiple 928 owners. I'll shoot them a note.

mickster

And I'm about an hour from John & Christian. We can sort you out. By we I mean I can bring Pizza & Beer and John and Christian can wrench and I can stay out of the way.

WyattsRide

Maybe if your hands aren't full of Pizza and Beer, you hand John or Christian a tool now and then?

mickster

Pizza and Beer ARE tools!

And I can hold a slice, a beer and hand over a wrench!