brakinglate

Hi all.

So I got back from California, and attended the Mt Dora Porsche fest, photos coming, some nice 911 E's on display, and a great comparison to the quality of mine. One thing I have no clue what it is, (pls dont laugh), but seems odd in my immaculate engine bay, a rusted bolt...picture here...any clues as to what it is and should I , could I replace it, or is it wise to leave..just seems so out of place....also my drives side pocket, doesnt spring back very well...photo attached..where if anyplace can I either buy a new one or have this one fixed....(central florida location)

Thx a bunch.

r911

which bolt?

middle pic shows a sender tab on the left

door pockets often get out of whack - search here and on Early 911S bbs for various efforts to fix these

brakinglate

that might be it...kinda implied I was a touch ignorant....sender tab....so is it normal for that to be rusty ?..and intelligent or not to replace ?

r911

post a close up if you can

nobody knows anyone's level of expertise - sorry if you are offended.

1986951

Well, the "Good News" is that you have the Carrera Chain Tensioner Update completed for your car...
That is what the oil lines are that are running around in the middle photo, above...
The "Bad News" is that I have no idea why there is a rusty "Screw" (note I say "screw" as the head has a slot for a large Screwdriver!) in one of the junction boxes for the Tensioner Oil Lines...

Maybe Pete can help us out on this one???

brakinglate

Here is a closup....

r911

it looks like somebody used that to plug a mount for an oil sender

- you could replace it
or
put rust reducer on it as a paint primer and then paint it silver

check the last 2-3 days of posts on Pelican - IIRC, somebody posted about a plug added to their car similar to that one.

spence88mph

really nice engine bay otherwise, post some more pics of your car, I really want a 911E/S.

theiceman

If that big screw is there , where is the oil pressure sender?

Droops83

Early 911s (up to '74) had the oil pressure sender mounted at the rear of the engine (towards the front of the car) near where the oil pressure switch is on all 911s. Starting with the CIS cars, the sender location moved to the front of the engine, to the right of the cooling fan. That rusty screw in the picture is just a lame way to plug off the hole where the sender would go on a factory Carrera 3.2 engine w/ the hydraulic tensioners (or a CIS car equipped with them). People do this in the older cars so that the engine compartment wiring doesn't have to be changed and the sender doesn't have to be moved. Just plug it off w/ something that looks better!

---Chris A.

r911

or you could make an adapter piece with no holes in it - that would look 'cleaner'

Peter Zimmermann

When my shop did Carrera Tensioner updates to early cars we used a long version of the right cam oil line in order to avoid using that pressure sender fixture (block). If the longer oil line can still be found you can get rid of the block and plug, put the proper receiver fitting in the case and hook up the line the same as the original.

Chris: Is the longer oil line NLA?

brakinglate

You guys are incredible...I am such a pup with this stuff, but I appreciate it beyond mere words, thankyou ,thankyou. This is my first early car, I bought it with very little understanding of what I was doing, and I appear to have really got a nice car, numbers matching e with s options, all paperwork from new including original fiance document and purchase invoice, rebuilt motor, beautiful body and paint and almost immaculate interior.

One thing I would like to do is find a true 911e specialist in my area (central florida) to do a ful report on its viability as concours car or its originality and what I need to do to get it as good as it can be, so any suggestions ?...willing to pay for that privelage of course

Or..you could fly down

Thx again

VNTGSPD

Just get a small bottle of black/silver/aluminum model paint and brush it on - presto! Or if you are a bit more detailed, you can remove it, spray it for a better finish, then reinstall. Note that a small amount of oil may leak upon removal so put a rag under it.

Beautiful car!

r911

the Early 911S bbs will have lots of esoteric info on the early cars - incl. yours.

Concours has a lot of levels and the top one is really a pro level - the owner pays a pro thousands to prep. the car - they take them apart and reassemble - the whole thing!

but there are lots of other levels too - you might want to join PCA

but first read this: The 911 Story, by Paul Frere

an E with S options is about the best stock driver one could have!
It sounds like your car is in good shape - if true cosmetically and in general then it may be worth $30k or in the high $20s anyway. That doesn't mean to stop driving it.

Have you changed the brake fluid yet? the rubber brake hoses? the trans. oil? of course, the engine oil & filter.
you will want to replace every bit of old rubber in the suspension.

Here is a Pelican thread to think about:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...54#post2955054